The Epic Birthday Blog Tag

Today is my birthday! I’m now fifteen years old. To celebrate I’m doing this tag I found over at icebreaker694, the original creator. The tag is called the epic birthday blog tag and I’m excited to get started!

Rules

Always Always Always pingback/link to icebreaker694‘s site (she wants to see your answers).
Post this on your birthday!!! Or not, y’know, you do you.
Answer the questions! (You might have to do some digging, hope that’s not a problem.)
Tag as many bloggers as you can! (At least 1+ so the tag won’t die!)

WHEN’S YOUR BIRTHDAY (MONTH + DAY)?

My birthday is on the 21st of May, a.k.a. today!

WHAT’S YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?

This is a bit complicated. I kinda have two zodiac signs. On the day I was born it switched between Taurus and Gemini. I consider myself both!

WHAT’S YOUR BIRTHSTONE?

I didn’t know this, but apparently my birth stone is an emerald. I do like it 🙂

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH THE SAME BIRTHDAY?

One of my previous friends has the same birthday. As for famous people, Gotye ( the Belgian-Australian singer), The Notorious B. I. G. (American rapper) and a ton of other people I have never heard of.

WHAT HISTORICAL EVENT OCCURRED ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?

On the 21st of may 1851 slavery was abolished in Colombia.
On the same day in 1881 the American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington D.C.
On the same day the great Atlanta fire of 1917 happened.
On the 21st of May 1932 bad weather forced Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1966 The Ulster Volunteer Force declared war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
In 1972 Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.
On the 21st of May 1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters.
In 1991 the Ethiopian Civil War ended on this day.
In 2002 I was born 😉

I found these events the most interesting, but a ton more happened. The list is just way to long to include everything.

WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY?

I have two birthday parties, one with my friends and one with my family. The one with my family involves a lot of cake.

WERE YOU BORN IN THE MORNING, AFTERNOON, OR THE NIGHT?

I was born at noon, another reason the whole zodiac sign situation is even more complicated.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY PRESENT IN THE WORLD, WHAT PRESENT WOULD IT BE?

I would love to get an unlimited amount of money to spend on books! It would be amazing to go to a bookstore and pick up EVERY book I want to read!

WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST BIRTHDAY MEMORY?

When I was younger I used to collect Playmobil®! I loved to play with it. I remember waking up on my birthday and my close family coming into my room singing Happy Birthday. They had a big box of Playmobil® with them and I loved it! I remember setting it up and building a new addition to my house right away.

HOW DID YOU GET YOUR NAME?

If my older brother had been a girl my parents would have named him Emma, but he isn’t so his name is Michiel (Michael in English). When I was born however my parents thought there were already too many Emma’s, so they called me Eva.