FACTBOX: N.Korean leader Kim Jong-il's acclaimed feats

By Jon Herskovitz

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il turns 67 on Monday, described by his official media as a "peerlessly great man" whose accomplishments can defy logic and weather patterns.

The following are North Korean accounts of Kim's life:

THE START

Although analysts say Kim was born in the Soviet Union, his media says he was born at a secret revolutionary camp on Mount Paektu, a northern mountain on the Korean peninsula that many Koreans considered sacred. A double rainbow appeared over the mountain when he was born.

NATURE BENDS IN HIS GREATNESS

When Kim Jong-il officially took control of the state, pear and apricot trees mysteriously and spontaneously came into bloom across the country attracting butterflies and bees. Fisherman caught a rare white sea cucumber, which led Koreans to say "Kim Jong-il is indeed the greatest of great men produced by heaven."

NO WEATHERMAN COULD HAVE FORESEEN THIS

For previous birthdays, North Korean media reported on the "Wonders of the February holiday" that included sunrises so brilliant that frost exploded with the sound of firecrackers, rainbows appeared and frozen lakes thawed with such a noise that it caused mountains to shake.