Birthdays: Peter Lorre- born Laszlo Lowenstein, Pearl Buck,
Abner Doubleday, Babe Deidrickson-Zacharias, Willy Messerschmidt, Claudio
Abbado, Woolie Reitherman, Gregg LeMond, Vittorio Storaro, Colonel Tom Parker,
Pat Morita, Chris Isaak, Derek Jeter, Chris O’Donnell, Sean Hayes is 46
1922- Montgomery’s Country House opened in the Los Feliz
Area of LA. In the 1930s it was the nearest bar to Walt Disney’s Hyperion
Studio, so artists nicknamed it “ the commissary”. Today it is called the Tam
O’ Shanter, and is still in business.
1924 - The Ziegfeld Follies opened on Broadway.
1925- Charlie Chaplin has a lavish Hollywood premiere for
his new film the Gold Rush.
He had edited the film in secret in an upstairs hotel room
in Salt Lake City to keep away from the public and his wife’s bill collectors.
1926- From his London flat, John Logie Baird invented
television. The Boob Tube has no one single Tom Edison-like inventor but many
claimants. The Englishman joined the ranks of others who claimed to have
invented TV first, including Richard Farnsworth, Vladimir Zworkin, Dr. Lee
DeForrest and Deutsches Kino.
1959- Disney short Donald in Mathmagic Land premiered with
the film Darbie O’Gill and the Little People.
1964 - Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album.
1965-"Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man " by the Byrds hits
number one on the US pop charts. Bob Dylan wrote the lyrics. William Shatners
version became the most well known.
1977 - Elvis Presley does his last public performance, in
Indianapolis.
1984- Campy singer Tiny Tim married Miss Vicky on the Johnny
Carson show during a live broadcast.
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