Tidbits from the 1st of August

So here's what you do - go to Wikipedia and pop in the date you were born, leave out the year for a broader selection of interesting facts.
Then you post - Three Facts. Two Births. One Death.

1498 - Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit Venezuela. I hope he enjoyed the holiday

1774 - The element oxygen is discovered by Carl Wilhelm and Joseph Priestley. Well what the hell were they breathin back in the days before then??? Hehehe

1981 - First broadcasts by MTV. The first video played was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. When are they gonna top U2 "Zoo TV" tour?

Births

1555 - Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) - Spooky

1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer - Where's my PRESENT!!!!!

Deaths

1977 - Gary Powers, American spy plane pilot (b. 1929) - Austin's Dad Maybe? Yeah baby YEAH!