Birthdays: Christopher Robin Milne-1920, King Phillip II
Augustus of France- 1165, King William IV of England- 1765, Aubrey Beardsley,
Count Basie, Wilt (Wilt the Stilt) Chamberlain, Friz Freleng, Kenny Rogers,
Princess Margaret, Matthew Broderick, Vance Gerry, Peter Weir is 70, Kim
Catrall is 58, Carrie Anne Moss is 47
1911- Café waiter Vincenzo Perruggia walked into the Louvre
and stole the Mona Lisa. After trying to
fence it for two years, he tried to ransom it back. In 1913 he was arrested and
the painting recovered.
1921- On his first birthday Christopher Robin Milne was given a Farrell teddy bear from Harrods. This parents called him Edward, but when Christopher Robin was old enough he changed his name to Winnie the Pooh, after his favorite bear he saw at the London Zoo.
1921- On his first birthday Christopher Robin Milne was given a Farrell teddy bear from Harrods. This parents called him Edward, but when Christopher Robin was old enough he changed his name to Winnie the Pooh, after his favorite bear he saw at the London Zoo.
1929-Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo marry.
1930- Pardon Us, the first feature length film starring
Laurel &; Hardy. In 1926, Hal Roach director Leo McCarey noticed the Briton
Stan Laurel and Georgia born singer Oliver Hardy looked funny together, and put
them in a series of shorts. Laurel & Hardy became one of the greatest
comedy teams in film history.
1944- Moviestar James Cagney, star of Yankee Doodle Dandy, was
cleared of charges of Communism. The accusations probably had less to do with
Cagney's politics and more to do with his actor’s union activism, and his
fighting in court the restrictive personal contracts studios put their stars
under.
1972 - Grace Slick was sprayed with mace by police after one
of her band called the cops pigs.
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