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What Happened the Year of Your Member Number?

Post by Gwalchmai »

What was going on in the world or in your life during the year of your member number? Simple question, just a little educational exercise. Sure this would be really easy if your member number was something like 1066 (remember good old Chris48178?), but others might have a harder time. Also, I propose a little rule for those members with numbers greater than 2001: subtract 2001 from your number and change it to B.C.

I am member number 1874. That year, U.S. Reconstruction was continuing after the Civil War under president Ulysses S. Grant, a bunch of French Impressionists held their first show, and British troops entered Ashanti in present day Ghana during their conquest of West Africa.

In addition, Charles Ives was born in 1874 (a composer known for discord), as well as Gertrude Stein (a Southwestern artist known for painting pictures of cow skulls).

My great, great aunt was born in 1874. Oddly, Ruth Jane Hamby was born on November 30th, same day as my birthday (not the same year, though). ;)

How about you?

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Interesting, now what can you got with my member number here ? Or may be Sleepy's number ? FYI we've got less that 1000 :( And I've got no clue what happen at 105 BC ( no offense but i really do not know)
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I'm not sure what happened during my year either :rolleyes: :p :p ;)
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A quick search at the History Channel.com reveals that the Chinese perfected papermaking in 105 A.D., and Eric the Red discovered Greenland in 982 A.D. But I'm sure there is more.... Research! :D
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Can't find anything :(

Guess the world stood still year 278 :eek:
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The Arab physician Avicenna (Abu Sina) writes his Canon of Medicine, which is based on the ideas of Aristotle and Galen and influences medical thinking for centuries to come.

The Capetian King of France, Robert the Pious, dies and is succeeded by his son, Henri I, who has ruled with him since 1027.

Hisham III, caliph of Cordoba, dies. His death ends the Umayyad caliphate that has been a force in Islam since 756.

Byzantine Empress Zoe poisons her husband, Romanus III , and marries a weak and epileptic man, Michael IV Paphiagonian.

Mieszko II of Poland dies. His death sparks six years of dynastic warfare and insurrection.

Canute dies, leaving England to the incapable hands of his sons.

Goichijo, Emperor of Japan, dies and is succeeded by his brother, Gosuzaku.

Guido d'Arezzo pioneers musical notation and invents the great scale (gamut), the hexachord, and hexachord solmization.

Ferdinand I of Castile conquers the Spanish Kingdom of León and makes himself King.

Stephen I dies after a long reign that spread Roman Christianity throughout Hungary. His nephew, Peter Orseolo, whose father is doge of Venice, succeeds him.

Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry III.


this all happened during the decade of 1030. :D

yes, i cheated in high school, too. :D :D
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Originally posted by leedogg:
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yes, i cheated in high school, too. :D :D </STRONG>
*double sigh* - Who didn't ;) :p :D :D :D
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and mine? i know what happened i bucks it was jesuses 2nd birthday LOL
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1106 AD: Battle of Tinchebray- An English war of succession came to an end at the Battle of Tinchebray, in Normandy. It began with the death of William II, King of England on August 2nd, 1100. Henry I (Beauclerc) seized the throne, but was opposed by his brother Robert II (Curthhose), of Normandy. Henry defeated Robert at Tinchebray and returned him in chains. Robert spent the rest of his life in prison. Image
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1. Ottoman sultan Murad I forces the rulers of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Byzantine Empire to recognize his suzerainty.

2. Accession of Robert II, fisrt Stewart king of the Scots.

There must be a lot more in Asia, the Arab world, etc, but this is all I've found so far.
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Post by Georgi »

Ummm, three-colour printing was invented.

Man, all these damn history books and that's the best I can find? :rolleyes:

And Queen Anne was on the throne.

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Post by ThorinOakensfield »

I'm guessing, but I believe some Crusade was going on and the Mongols were conquering the China and the East under Genghis Khan.
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In 103AD some plants grew and the Chinese worked on perfecting papermaking, only succeeding in 105AD. :D :D
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Post by nael »

well, one year prior, the Cyrillic alphabet was invented (russian)


The Council of Pistes was held in A.D. 864 and Charles the Bald there made full provision for the minting and acceptance of coinage, and regulated the punishment for counterfeiting.

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Post by Gwalchmai »

Okay, very interesting.

"Charles the Bald?" :D :p
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Emperor Leo IV died in 780.
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The Saxs and the Franks ruled Europe. It was the era that the family of the Merowingen (amongst which Carl the Great) were the kings of Europe.
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The best that I could come up is these :
Weasel - member number 357 = Magnum 357 (revolver)
Waverly - member number 747 = Boeing jumbo jet

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Post by Armadin of Clan Geddin »

The coolest year number in history arrived. Now I'd like to see ye beat that! :)
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