What happened in the year that equals your post count?

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A little Friday time-waster...

1. Check your post count and remember the number.  Mine's currently 1761.

2. Go to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) and type the number in the search box and view the results.

3. Post the result here.  Unless you are some kind of freak and have a post count higher than 2005 - I'm looking at you KD, whiteboy, AgtFox and Rage!

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Post count 1761.

January 14 - Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans
January 16 - British capture Pondicherry, India from the French.
February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar
March 8 - Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate
In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor
Opening of Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.


W00t!  I loves me some Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!

[AgtFox]

I can only dream of what the year 2832 is like...heh.  Ron is well into the 41st century (possibly 42nd).

[Dreamshadow]

Hrmm...hold on...

    * The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne in 796.
    * Alfonso II becomes king of Asturias.

[Arkon]

- Alaric the Visigoth leaves Italy after his first unsuccessful invasion.
 - John Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople, is deposed and banished, but shortly after recalled, then banished again

[VynlSol]

124 -

Roman emperor Hadrian begins to rebuild the Olympeion in Athens.

Rock On!

[Orgull]

101 AD

Roman emperor Trajan starts an expedition against Dacia.
Battle of Tapae
Epictetus writes and publishes The Discourses.
The Chinese (Tibetan) introduce their Buddhist Religion into Indonesia.

Cool!

[Cyjon]

In the year 67,

* Linus succeeds Saint Peter as pope.
* Vindex revolts, first in a series of revolts that lead to Nero's downfall.

My first thought at reading that was : Linus + Vindex = Linux!  So that was apparently the year that Linux was created.

[whiteboyskim]

I did my birth year instead, 1977. Incredibly violent year with tons of terrorist acts across the country and the world. Wild.

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In the year 67,

* Linus succeeds Saint Peter as pope.
* Vindex revolts, first in a series of revolts that lead to Nero's downfall.

My first thought at reading that was : Linus + Vindex = Linux!  So that was apparently the year that Linux was created.

And was burned to a CD using Nero?  

[Knightshade Dragon]

Sniffle....we'll all be overrun by damned dirty apes by my post count.

[Starshifter]

Year 450

Events

August 25 - Marcian proclaimed Eastern Roman Emperor by Aspar and Pulcheria.

Saxons, Angles and Jutes invade Britain.

Births

Thrasamund, King of the Vandals

Deaths

28 July - Theodosius II, East Roman Emperor (after falling from his horse while hunting)

November 27 - Galla Placidia

Socrates Scholasticus, Church Historian

[Starshifter]

Sniffle....we'll all be overrun by damned dirty apes by my post count.

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Laner]

805

* Emperor Nicephorus I of Byzantium suffers a major defeat against the Saracens at Crasus.
* Tang Shun Zong succeeds Tang De Zong as emperor of China, but does not last till the end of the year.
* Oldest known mention of Magdeburg
* Battle of Canburg
* Bulgaria of Khan Krum conquers the Eastern part of the Avar Khaganate and destroys it.

... it speaks poorly of my historical knowledge that the only things that look familiar up there is "Byzantium" and "China"  :oops:

[mytocles]

Unless you are some kind of freak and have a post count higher than 2005 - I'm looking at you KD, whiteboy, AgtFox and Rage!

 No, that would be Darren8r - oh, never mind, that won't happen until tomorrow.  :lol:

Knightshade Dragon wrote:

Sniffle....we'll all be overrun by damned dirty apes by my post count.

Wrong, KD... it will - without a doubt - be cockroaches!

I'll be back - I just missed the Battle of Hastings, and 1067 was so totally boring it wasn't worth posting!  :roll:

[mytocles]

Oh, 1069 so totally rocks, compared to 1067, lol (of course, as soon as this goes out, it'll then be 1070, OMG, what do I do? :shock:  :

1069:
    * Harrying of the North- King William of England (William the Conqueror) reacts to rebellions made by his people against him. He rides through the north of England with his army and burns houses, crops, cattle and land from York to Durham. Results in the deaths of over 100,000 people, mainly from starvation and winter cold.
    * William the Conqueror founds the Norman Selby Abbey
    * Abbad III al-Mutamid succeeds his father to the throne of Sevilla.
    * Queen Margaret of Scotland holds a conference at Malcome Tower in Dunfermline and attempts to force the Culdee Christian Church to observe Roman rites of Easter, marriage, Sabbaths and the Eucharist.
    * Wang Anshi implements financial reforms, including raising the salaries of officials to reduce corruption


Great Thread Topic, warning!  

[Charlatan]

Back in a sec...

Edit to say:
  221
    * June 26 - Roman Emperor Elagabalus adopts Alexander Severus as his heir.
    * Liu Bei, Chinese warlord and descendant of the royal family of the Han Dynasty, proclaims himself emperor. The Shu Han Kingdom was established.

[Grievous Angel]

Let's see...

A systematic persecution of Christians begins in Rome under Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Many Christians worship secretly in underground catacombs.
Chinese troops suffer a crushing defeat against a confederacy of Central Asian tribes led by the Xianbei (see Wu Hu).

Deaths
S. Polycarpus, S. Blandina and other martyrs in Lyons

Ouch, bad year for the Christians. Especially St. Polycarpus, the patron saint of typing-related hand injuries.

[Calvin]

Great idea for a thread man! Really cool-too bad I can't participate, MUAHAHAHAHA.  

[Orinoco Womble]

BTW - I suggest that Ron and others over 2005 try going backwards... I'm sure there was something interesting going on in 4200 BC

Boring...

20 AD

Events
First year of Dihuang era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.
Tiberias is built on the Sea of Galilee by Herod Antipas, in honour of Tiberius.
Galba is a Roman praetor.
Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus becomes a consul

Births

Deaths
Hillel the Elder, Talmudic scholar, his school and teachings were the most influential in the Talmud.
Vipsania Agrippina, wife of Gaius Asinius Gallus and former wife of Tiberius.

[CrayolaSmoker]

Why don't all you padders with the 2006+ posts try B.C.?

[happydog]

396:

Emperor An succeeds Emperor Xiaowu as ruler of the Chinese Jin Dynasty
Augustine appointed bishop of Hippo in North Africa
End of the Visigoth invasion in Greece.

And for this post 397:

Council of Carthage: Definitive declaration of the biblical canon
Candida Casa founded by Saint Ninian. Beginning of the missionary work among the Picts.

[CrayolaSmoker]

621 A.D.

Events:
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius invades Persia
Muhammad visits heaven, in the Isra wal-Miraj
Suinthila succeeds Sisebut as king of the Visigoths.
May 28 - Battle of Hulao, Li Shimin defeats numerically superior army of Dou Jiande.
June 4 - Wang Shichong surrenders to Li Shimin following Dou Jiande's defeat.

Deaths:
Sisebut, king of the Visigoths.
Dou Jiande, warlord and opponent of Li Yuan
Wang Shichong, warlord and opponent of Li Yuan

I'm not sure what's cooler - to see the results of battles from "events" reflected under the "deaths" column, or that the Visgoths had a king called "Sissy-butt."

[Calvin]

621 A.D.

Events:
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius invades Persia
Muhammad visits heaven, in the Isra wal-Miraj
Suinthila succeeds Sisebut as king of the Visigoths.
May 28 - Battle of Hulao, Li Shimin defeats numerically superior army of Dou Jiande.
June 4 - Wang Shichong surrenders to Li Shimin following Dou Jiande's defeat.

Deaths:
Sisebut, king of the Visigoths.
Dou Jiande, warlord and opponent of Li Yuan
Wang Shichong, warlord and opponent of Li Yuan

I'm not sure what's cooler - to see the results of battles from "events" reflected under the "deaths" column, or that the Visgoths had a king called "Sissy-butt."

Jesus, all those links must have taken you a long time. I like how the opponents of Li Yuan apparently all got whacked. Good times for Li Yuan. Go Sissy-Butt.

[stiffler]

Mine is a long one so here's the link and an interesting highlight...

Known as the "Year Without A Summer" or "Eighteen-hundred-and-froze-to-death" in the northern hemisphere due to global cooling caused by the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption that had occurred in 1815.

and I think CrayolaSmoker has WAY too much time on his hands!

[CrayolaSmoker]

Hey now!  I just cut-and-pasted from the source and did a little find/replace action.  Besides, it helped me procrastinate on some OB reading I need to do.

[Randomayhem]

Saint Peter became the first pope.

The Roman emperor Otho was born.

[GGMark]

Year 232.

Events

    * Relics of St. Thomas are brought to Edessa from India.

Births

Deaths

    * Chlodomir I, king of the Sicambri, a Frankish people (traditional date)
    * Cao Zhi, Chinese poet
    * Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria
 

NOthing super exciting.

[Purge]

I'm in the age of Charlemange. 7 posts from now (772) is when Charlemange attacks the Saxxons. (not to be confused with Zaxxon, a primitive side shooter).

765

Events
Papal privileges are restored in Beneventino and Tuscany and partly in Spoleto.

Births
no one was born. Slow year in the sex industry, or a BOOMING one in the wooden condom industry.

Deaths

December 4 - Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (b. 702)
Emperor Junnin, emperor of Japan (b. 733)

[Nth Power]

The year 496! :

Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni accepts Catholic baptism at Reims.

Pope Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I.

The ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty change their family name to Yuan.

Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I has Euphemius Patriarch of Constantinople deposed, and Macedonius II appointed as his successor. Euphemius is sent into exile.

Kavadh I of Persia is deposed and exiled by his brother Djamasp.
Thrasamund becomes king of the Vandals

[CrayolaSmoker]

The year 496! :
The ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty change their family name to Yuan.

A very wise decision.

[CeeKay]

342

Events

Invasion of Goguryeo by Murong Huang of the Xianbei.
Large earthquake in Cyprus.
Jin Kang Di succeeds Jin Cheng Di as emperor of China.
Paul I, Patriarch of Constantinople, is deposed and replaced with Macedonius I.
February 15 - The original Hagia Sophia is dedicated in Constantinople.

Births

Saint Jerome, bible translator (approximate date)
Mezhathol Agnihothri.

Deaths

December 6 Nicolas of Myra (Santa Claus), at Myra (orLycia), in Anatolia, Asia Minor, now Turkey
Sadok, Bishop in Persia
Saint Paul the Hermit
Jin Cheng Di, emperor of China.

[Purge]

Given my current post count is in the 11,000 range, I went backwards.

12,000—11,000 BC
11,500 BC—10,000 BC: Wooden buildings in South America (Chile), first pottery vessels (Japan).
11,000 BC: First evidence of human settlement in Argentina.
11,000 BC: The Arlington Springs Man dies on the island of Santa Rosa, off the coast of California.
11,000 BC: Human remains deposited in caves which are now located off the coast of Yucatán.[11]

This is what you people get for not knowing what movie I'm thinking of. I start getting distracted with ancient threads that may still have some interest.

For those interested, CeeKay's post count puts him somewhere between Adam's testicles dropping to eating the apple.

[LoneStarSpur]

Since this should be number 1400 (and I'm bored out of my skull)...

December 25 – John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1487) was born

I wanna be Lord Lieutenant of something. Maybe not Ireland, but something.

[Gratch]

I miss Warning. 

[CeeKay]

I miss Warning. 

I saw him online just the other day. I wonder if the other warning is holding him hostage.

[Bullwinkle]

CeeKay was at 342 only 5 years ago?!   

[Purge]

I miss Warning. 

I sent him a PM saying "Post more. You are missed."

Feel free to do the same. Hell, Imma gonna make a Bring Back the Warning thread.

[Daehawk]

well 11247 is what my count WAS when posting this and it is....11247 Wilburwright (4280 T-3) is an outer main-belt asteroid.

11248 is what it is NOW that I posted and is another one......11248 Blériot is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1178.1207658 days (3.23 years).[1]

[CeeKay]

CeeKay was at 342 only 5 years ago?!   

LOL