Birthday Meme

I was tagged by Aaron at the Indolent Server with this one.

Here are the instructions:

1. Go to Wikipedia
2. In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3. List three events that happened on your birthday
4. List two important birthdays and one death
5. One holiday or observance (if any)

Events:

1830, France invades Algeria.

1865, The First speed limit law is introduced in England.

1951, Shockley invents the transistor.

Birthdays:

1810, P.T. Barnum

1853, Cecil Rhodes

Death:

1948, Georges Bernanos

Holiday:

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the arrival of Ss Cyril and Methodius.

Crusty, I'm tagging you! Retirement is no excuse!