B-Days:
Robert Frost, Chico Marx, Conde Nast, Tennessee Williams, Alfred Houseman,
Joseph Cambell, General William Westmorland, Erica Jong, Duncan Hines, Bob
Woodward, Leonard Nimoy, Alan Arkin, James Caan is 76, Diana Ross is 72,
Justice Sandra Day-O’Connor, Martin Short, Bob Elliot of Bob & Ray, Michael
Imperioli is 50, Keira Knightley is 31
1900-
The Happy Hooligan comic strip.
1937-
A statue of Popeye the Sailor unveiled at the Crystal City Texas Spinach
Festival.
1959-
Writer Dashell Hammett died.
1969-
The western movie 100 Rifles premiered. It broke taboos, because it featured
uber-sexy Raquel Welch making love to uber sexy black hero Jim Brown. And Burt Reynolds as the bandito Yaqui Joe
Herrerra.
1975
- The Who¹s rock opera "Tommy" premiered in London.
1976-
USC sophomore Levar Burton screen tested for the role of Kunta Kinte in the
landmark TV miniseries Roots.
1976
- Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album .
1977
- Elvis Costello releases his 1st record "Less Than Zero"
1982
- Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder release "Ebony & Ivory" in
the UK
1997-
Turner Animation's film 'Cat's Don't Dance" featuring the last film work
of Gene Kelly. He was a consultant on the dance sequences.
2008-
Arnold Schwarzenegger fired Clint Eastwood. No, its’ not a movie plot line. The
former actor, turned Republican Governor, objected to a position of the
actor/director and former Republican mayor took on the California State Parks
Commission.
2228 - According to Star Fleet records-
James T. Kirk, captain of Federation Star Ship Enterprise (Star Trek) was born.
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