Activity One

Do you know anyone famous born on the same month and day you were born? Maybe an actor, singer, basketball player, king or queen? Let's find some.

Go to the Internet site Famous Birthdays at http://www.famousbirthdays.com/ (See instructions above.)

Click on the month you were born. (The list is on the left of the screen.) Click on the date you were born.

List here the name of who was born on your birthday and what year they were born.

Who?	What year?	What is he/she famous for?

If you click on the camera you will see pictures of your famous birthday partner.

Click on the name of one of the famous people. You will get a list of other Internet sites with information about this person.

Choose one site that has the word biography. See if you can find the answers to these questions. (If the first site you choose isn't good, try another.)

Don't forget to write down the Internet addresses of the sites where you find the information.

1. My famous birthday partner is ______________________________ .

2. He / She was born in the year ______________________________ .

3. He / She lived / lives in ______________________________ .

4. Three things he / she was / is famous for:

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

5. Do you think this person's personality is anything like yours? Yes / No

Why? / Why not? ________________________________________

6. I got this information from the site(s):

http://________________________________________

http://________________________________________

http://________________________________________

If your teacher says you can, save and print a picture of your famous same day birthday person.

Additional Internet Sites:

The History Channel — http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/
InfoPlease — http://www.infoplease.com/