Decimalization day birthdays = 100
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My father, Noel Trelawney Glynn, was born on 15th February 1899 (at 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool, the same house that prime minister William Ewart Gladstone was born in).
I, John Noel Glynn, was born on 15th February 1943 (at 27 Ashleigh Road, Solihull, Warwickshire)
Each year we celebrated our joint birthday together.
On 15th February 1971 we found ourselves celebrating on Decimalization Day, the day that the UK converted to using the decimalized pound sterling http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/15/newsid_2543000/2543665.stm
On that day too, our combined age became 100, my father becoming 72 and I becoming 28 on that decimalization date. (72+28 = 100)
I have put in dates and places of birth so that these facts may be assessed for accuracy.
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:26:24 +0000Coincidence ID:3830
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