Birthdays: Lord Cardigan, Eugene
O'Neill, Noah Webster, Dave DeBusschere, David Ben-Gurion, Angela Lansbury is 90,
Gunter Grass, Linda Darnell, Charles Colson, Susanne Somers is 69, David
Zucker, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tim Robbins is 57.
1847- Jane Eyre, an Autobiography
first published. Writer Charlotte Bronte’ did it under the pen-name Currier
Bell.
1923- Walt Disney Studios Born. 22
year old Walt and his older brother Roy signed a deal with M.J. Winkler for six
"Alice in Cartoonland" short cartoons. Budget-$1,500 each.
1952- Charlie Chaplin’s film
"Limelight" premiered in London. Chaplin had shot the film in
Hollywood but released it in Europe because he had been driven into exile by
McCarthyite Red Baiters.
1976- Disco Duck by Rick Dees
became #1 on the pop charts.
1997-
According to the writers of the 1965 television show 'Lost in Space', this was
the date the Jupiter-2 with Will, Penny, Dr. Smith and the Robot took off to
colonize deep space. "Danger! Danger! Spare me your insolence, you
mechanical ninny..."
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