because I'm a sheep

I had a nice day at work today. I met up with some folk for lunch (and had a very long lunch break!), got a load done on some work that is way more interesting that what I normally do and got to go home and have a weekend! Yay Friday! That's made up for having to go to Hull on Monday for work. Urgh. Don't want to go.

Go to Wikipedia. In the Search box, type your birth month and day (but not year). List three events that happened on your birthday. List two important birthdays, two interesting deaths, and one intriguing holiday or observance. Post this in your journal.

29th August

Events
1533 - Inca emperor Atahualpa is executed in Cajamarca by the garrote by Spanish invaders known as Conquistadores.
1833 - The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire.
1966 - Last Beatles concert, in San Francisco, California.

Births
1915 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress
1958 - Michael Jackson, American singer and songwriter
(And of course - packmentality!)

Deaths
886 - Basil I, Byzantine Emperor
1982 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress

Observance
Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholic Church commemorate the beheading of John the Baptist with a feast day (nice!).

ETA: And omg. Am I the only person on LJ that doesn't watch Supernatural?!