Birthdays: Musio Clementi, Edouard
Manet, Sergei Eisenstein, Derek Walcott, Ernie
Kovacs, Stendahl, Jean Moreau,
Randolph Scott, Dan Duryea, Rutger Hauer
is 69, Warner Bros animator Manny Davis, Disney animation director Dave Hand,
Princess Caroline of Monaco, Mariska Hargitay is 50, Sonny Chiba is 75. Animator
Phil Mendez
1957- The Disneyland TV show
premiered” Our Friend, the Atom.”
1968- THE PUEBLO INCIDENT- While
America was watching the Battle of Que Sanh in Vietnam, a US Navy spy ship
doing CIA intelligence work was captured in North Korean waters. The hostage
ordeal mesmerized the public for weeks and the sailors were finally released
after a long captivity and humiliating show-trials. After his release,
the commander, Capt. Lloyd Bucher
retired from the navy, went to Art Center in Pasadena and became an
illustrator.
1978- In Woodland Hills Terry
Kath, the lead singer of the group Chicago, killed
himself when he playfully put a
pistol to his head. His last words were: "Don't
worry. It's not loaded,
see...?"
1983- TV series The A Team, making
a celebrity out of a Mohawk and bling wearing former bouncer named Mr. T. “ I pity the fool!”
1989- Artist Salvador Dali’ died.
Rushing to leave as much money as possible for
his family his agents had the
ancient artist autograph reams of blank paper they intended to print Dali’
lithographs on later.
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