27 November

Saturday, August 23, 2008
It was a Saturday night. I was bored. Had no plans to go out anywhere so i sat in font of the PC the whole day la. Was reading this blog from a famous Malaysia blogger, Kenny Sia. I always found his blog rather amusing with topics from all angles you could ever think of. So i decided to read his older posts. Than i saw this..
Do you see what i see.. Let me zoom in for you.

The date of birth section. It stated

DAY 27 MONTH 11 YEAR 1982

That's my birthdate!! I really don't know why but i got pretty excited. hahaha. I was really excited to see that this birthdate was owned also by someone who is rather famous. So i decided to find all those born on this remarkable date, 27 November


ANDERS CELCIUS (27 Nov 1701 - 25 Apr 1744)

Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories inGermany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Obsevertory in 1741, and in 1742 he proposed the Celsius temperature scale which takes his name. The scale was later reversed in 1745 byCarl Linneaus, one year after his death.


CHAIM WEIZMAN ( 27 Nov 1874 - 9 Nov 1952)

Chaim Azriel Weizmann was a Zionist leader, President of the World Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on February 1, 1949, and served until 1952. Weizmann was also a chemist who developed a new process of producing acetone through bacterial fermentation. He founded the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.




ERNIE WEIZ ( 27 Nov 1925 - 19 Mar 1999)

Ernest Wiseman better known by his stage name of Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became an institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials.




AL JACKSON Jr. ( 27 Nov 1935 - 1 Oct 1975)

Al Jackson, Jr.
was a drummer, producer, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.s. Jackson was called "The Human Timekeeper" for his prodigious drumming ability




BRUCE LEE ( 27 Nov 1940 - 20 July 1973)

Bruce Lee was an American-born martial artist, philosopher, instructor, martial arts actor and the founder of the Jeet Kune Do combat form. He was widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the twentieth century and a cultural icon. Lee was born in San Francisco, California and raised in Hong Kong. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, and sparked the first major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world as well. Lee became an iconic figure particularly to the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese national pride and Chinese nationalism in his movies. He primarily practiced Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu).


JIMI HENDRIX ( 27 Nov 1942 - 18 Sept 1970)

James Marshall Hendrix (called Johnny Allen Hendrix by his mother for a time, and generally known as Jimi Hendrix) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing was a considerable influence on rock music. After initial success in Europe, he achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival.

Hendrix helped develop the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers. He was influenced by blues artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and Elmore James, rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, as well as by some modern jazz. In 1964, Hendrix's father told pioneering R&B producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell that his son idolized Little Richard and desired to play in his band, although he was playing B.B. King-style blues at the time. By 1966, following playing and recording with Little Richard, Hendrix stated, "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice." The Rolling Stone named Hendrix the best guitarist on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003

CHARLIE BURCHILL ( 27 Nov 1959 - )

Charles "Charlie" Burchill is a Scottish musician and composer. He was one of the founders of Scottish rock group Simple Minds. He plays guitar, keyboard, saxophone and violin.




ALL GREAT PEOPLE WERE BORN

ON THE 27TH NOVEMBER!

GET TO KNOW ONE AND BE GRATEFUL

BECAUSE YOU WILL BE BLESSED!!



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