Birthdays: Roman Emperor Vespasian 9 A.D, Il Bronzino,
August Ferdinand Moebius-1790 the inventor of the Moebius Strip. General
Bernard Montgomery, Rock Hudson- real name Roy Sherer, Peter Cook, Lorne
Michaels, Isamu Noguchi, Lauren Hutton, Tom Seaver, Gordon Lightfoot, Les
Clark, Lee Strassberg, Shelby Foote, Sophie Marceau, Martin Scorcese is 74,
Danny deVito is 72
1876- Peter Tchaikovsky’s musical rhapsody the Marche Slav
premiered.
1891- Polish pianist Ignaz Paderewski made his American
debut at Carnegie Hall. Paderewski created the cliché image of the temperamental
classical musician with long flowing hair combed straight back. Classical music
became known as longhair music.
1933- The Marx Bros classic Duck Soup premiered.
1978-
This night, our world was rocked by a disturbance in The Force more powerful
than the destruction of Alderon, It was "The Star Wars Holiday
Special", a two-hour variety show on CBS, with Harrison Ford, Beatrice
Arthur and Nelvana’s animated cartoon.
1989- Don Bluth's animated film "All Dogs Go to
Heaven." premiered.
1994- The Sony Corporation posted a $2.7 billion dollar loss
from it’s first year owning a Hollywood movie studio. Yet despite a lot of
industry jokes ( “What’s the difference
between Sony Pictures and the Titanic?-answer: The Titanic had entertainment.”)
By 1996 the studio was on top with blockbusters like “Men in Black”
2002- Premiere of Disney’s Treasure Planet.
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