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?).
November 16
Events
0534 - Justinian I, who was an Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperor in Constantinople, approves and publishes the second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus0951 - Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom.
1272 - While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
1491 - An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
1532 - Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.
1776 - American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
1871 - The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
1945 - UNESCO is founded.
Births
0042 BC - Birth of Tiberius, Roman emperor (d. 37 AD)1466 - Birth of Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Florentine philosopher (d. 1522)
1531 - Birth of Anna d'Este, Duchess consort of Nemours (d. 1607)
1643 - Birth of Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (d. 1703)
1774 - Birth of Georg von Cancrin, German-Russian Minister of Finance (d. 1845)
1896 - Birth of Joan Lindsay, Australian author and critic (d. 1984)
1938 - Birth of Walter Learning, Canadian actor
2006 - Birth of Mason Ramsey, American singer-songwriter
Deaths
0897 - Death of Gu Yanhui, Chinese warlord0987 - Death of Shen Lun, Chinese scholar-official
1005 - Death of Ælfric of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury
1240 - Death of Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher (b. 1165)
1328 - Death of Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shōgun (b. 1276)
1494 - Death of Theda Ukena, German noble (b. 1432)
1580 - Death of Marie of Baden-Sponheim, German Noblewoman (b. 1507
1628 - Death of Paolo Quagliati, Italian organist and composer (b. 1555)
1790 - Death of Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (b. 1723)
1878 - Death of Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
1976 - Death of Jack Foster, English cricketer (b. 1905)
2005 - Death of Ralph Edwards, American radio and television host and producer (b. 1913)
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