World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
Overview
In this project, you will learn about some of the most important events in history that took place on YOUR birthday.
You will use the most interesting of these to produce your own display piece by completing this "Timeline of my Birthday" worksheet.
Instructions
Step 1 - Getting the information
Input your birthday here and click "search". It will provide a list of events, births and deaths that took place across a wide range of time on the day you were born. (TIP: a random batch of events are selected. You can click again to get a fresh batch of results!).
Step 2 - Selecting the information and completing the timeline
Select AT LEAST FIVE of these entries to put into your "Timeline of my Birthday" worksheet, following these rules:
- At least one ‘event’, one ‘birth’ and one ‘death’ must be included
- No more than one entry in each row (=century)
- Put a picture relating to this entry in a cell next to it, with a caption.
- Complete the final row with information about yourself..
Step 3 - Sharing your findings and creating a display
Print off your completed work and use it for a classroom discussion and display (who shares their birthday with that of the most important historical character? who shared their birthday with the most significant historical event?).
January 08
Events
0307 - Jin Huaidi becomes emperor of China in succession to his father, Jin Huidi, despite a challenge from his uncle, Sima Ying.0871 - Alfred the Great leads a West Saxon army to repel an invasion by Danelaw Vikings.
1297 - François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco.
1454 - The papal bull Romanus Pontifex awards the Kingdom of Portugal exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of Cape Bojador.
1547 - The first Lithuanian-language book, Simple Words of Catechism, is published in Königsberg.
1790 - George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
1815 - War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.
1981 - A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time".
2003 - Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers.
Births
1037 - Birth of Su Dongpo, Chinese calligrapher and poet (d. 1101)1345 - Birth of Kadi Burhan al-Din, poet, kadi, and ruler of Sivas (d. 1398)
1462 - Birth of Walraven II van Brederode, Dutch nobleman (d. 1531)
1587 - Birth of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1629)
1601 - Birth of Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (d. 1658)
1763 - Birth of Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat (d. 1834)
1812 - Birth of Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1871)
1967 - Birth of Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
Deaths
0307 - Death of Hui of Jin, Chinese emperor (b. 259)0482 - Death of Severinus of Noricum, Italian apostle and saint
0871 - Death of Bagsecg, Viking warrior and leader
0926 - Death of Athelm, archbishop of Canterbury
1079 - Death of Adèle of France, countess of Flanders (b. 1009)
1107 - Death of Edgar, king of Scotland (b. 1074)
1354 - Death of Charles de La Cerda, French nobleman (b. 1327)
1424 - Death of Stephen Zaccaria, archbishop of Patras
1570 - Death of Philibert de l'Orme, French sculptor and architect, designed the Château d'Anet (b. 1510)
1664 - Death of Moses Amyraut, French physician and theologian (b. 1596)
1789 - Death of Jack Broughton, English boxer (b. 1703)
1878 - Death of Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1821)
1901 - Death of John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
2011 - Death of Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1937)
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