Birthdays: Antonio Salieri, Frederick Ludwig Jahn 1778-
founder of the Gymnastics Movement, Alex Haley, Jack Haley, Rev Jerry Falwell,
Hulk Hogan- real name Terry Bollier-is 66, Dick Browne the creator of Hagar the
Horrible, Steve Wozniak the co-founder of Apple Computers, Raymond Leppard,
Lloyd Nolan, Mike Douglas, Patti Duke Astin
1932- Rin Tin Tin died. The German shepherd dog was the
first animal movie star. Before sound he was the mainstay of struggling little
Warner Bros studio. Jack Warner called
him “our little rent check.”
1934- Mickey Mouse cartoon The Orphan’s Benefit. The first
cartoon where Donald Duck lost his temper and did his fighting stance, and they
started calling Dippy Dog by his new name- Goofy.
1946- Playwright Moss Hart married Miss America Kittie
Carlisle.
1949- Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With the
Wind" was hit by a taxicab and died 5 days later.
1956- Abstract Artist Jackson Pollack died when he drunkenly
crashed his car into a tree near East Hampton Long Island.
1962- Actor Sir Lawrence Olivier founded the National
Theatre in London.
Fifty Years Ago 1965- BURN, BABY, BURN- THE WATTS RIOTS- 6
days of urban warfare began when an angry crowd attacked some LAPD apprehending
a black motorist named Marquette Frye. 34 deaths, 1000 injured. Similar riots
erupted in a number of U.S. cities that year including Detroit, Newark and
Washington D.C.
1972- San Antonio Texas holds it’s first Cheech & Chong
Day.
1973-With the tag line “Where were you in ’62?” the film American Graffiti opened in theaters.
The hit made skinny young director George Lucas a player in Hollywood, and made
stars of kids like Harrison Ford, Ric
1995- The Walt Disney short Runaway Brain, featuring Mickey Mouse, premiered.
1997- LA police wrestle down and arrest actor Christian
Slater. They encountered him in a cocaine delirium shouting “The Germans are
coming to kill us all!”
2001-First day shooting on the film Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou.
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