September 30, 2011

  • When I was born...

    Before I got sick, I mentioned possibly doing a list of major world events that occurred the year I was born. I skipped over a few (including important events in the Iran-Contra Affair), but you can get a full list by looking up 1986 on Wikipedia.

    (Oh...and--geisha geek¹ that I am--I learned that I was born in Showa 69. ^_^)

    When I was…

     

    Twelve Days Old: Brain, the first PC virus, began spreading.

    Three Weeks Old: the space shuttle Challenger exploded seventy-three seconds after liftoff, killing six astronauts and teacher Christa McAuliffe.

    Just shy of a month old (2/3): Pixar Studios opened its doors.

    Two Months Old: Out of Africa won Best Picture at the 58th Academy Awards.

    Three Months Old: the Chernobyl Disaster occurred.

    Six Months Old: Sarah Ferguson married Prince Andrew.

    Just shy of seven months old (8/6): 12.9 inches of rain fell on Sydney in one day.

    Eight Months Old: the Oprah Winfrey Show debuted.

    Nine Months Old: Phantom of the Opera debuted in London and the centennial of the Statue of Liberty’s dedication was celebrated.

    Famous Faces Who Also Joined the Quarter Century Club this Year

    • Mischa Barton – actress (I think she was on The OC)
    • Charlotte Church – operatic soprano
    • Stacie Orrico – singer (she was a one-hit-wonder, but I still like “Stuck”)
    • Brittany Snow – actress (American Dreams)
    • Lady Gaga – singer
    • Amanda Bynes – actress (too many to name)
    • Leighton Meester – actress (Gossip Girl)
    • Dianna Agron – actress (Glee)
    • Robert Pattinson – actor (Harry Potter and Twilight)
    • Megan Fox – actress (and sex symbol! Haha!)
    • Shia LeBeouf – actor (Even Stevens and more recently of the Transformers franchise)
    • Mary Kate & Ashley Olson – actresses, media moguls, etc.
    • Kat Dennings – actress (now starring as Max on 2 Broke Girls)
    • Kellie Pickler – singer and occasional actress
    • Lindsay Lohan – actress
    • Usain Bolt – Olympic athlete (He’s my age? WOW!)
    • Lea Michelle – actress (Glee)
    • Shaun White – Olympian, snowboarder/skateboarder (AKA: the Flying Tomato)
    • Emmy Rossum – actress and soprano (currently on Shameless, played Christine in Phantom)
    • Natalee Holloway: 1986-2005 (Goddess rest her soul)
    • Penn Badgley – actor (Gossip Girl)
    • Amber Hagerman – the girl for whom the Amber Alert was named, 1986-1996 (Goddess rest her soul)

     

     

     

     

     

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    ¹ Lesley Downer's book Geisha has several people mentioning that they were born in the Showa era, so it was a point of curiosity for me.