Birthdays: Antonio Salieri, Frederick Ludwig Jahn 1778-
founder of the Gymnastics Movement, Alex Haley, Jack Haley, Rev Jerry Falwell,
Hulk Hogan- real name Terry Bollier-is 65, Dick Browne the creator of Hagar the
Horrible, Steve Wozniak the co-founder of Apple Computers, Raymond Leppard,
Lloyd Nolan, Mike Douglas, Patti Duke Astin
1934- Mickey Mouse cartoon The Orphan’s Benefit. The first
cartoon where Donald Duck lost his temper and did his fighting stance, and they
started calling Dippy Dog by his new name- Goofy.
1956- Abstract Artist Jackson Pollack died when he drunkenly
crashed his car into a tree near East Hampton Long Island.
1962- Actor Sir Lawrence Olivier founded the National
Theatre in London.
1972- San Antonio Texas holds it’s first Cheech & Chong
Day.
1973-With the tag line “Where were you in ’62?” the film American Graffiti opened in theaters.
The hit made skinny young director George Lucas a player in Hollywood, and made
stars of kids like Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfus, Susanne Somers and former
child star Ron Howard.
1995- The Walt Disney short Runaway Brain, featuring Mickey Mouse, premiered.
1997- LA police wrestle down and arrest actor Christian
Slater. They encountered him in a cocaine delirium shouting “The Germans are
coming to kill us all!”
2001-First day shooting on the film Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou.
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