Birthdays: The Roman writer Lucan 39AD, John Montague the
Earl of Sandwich, Jubal Early, Walker Evans, William Cullen Bryant, Stephen
Austin, Bronco Nagurski, Andre' Malraux, Vincenzo Bellini, Bob Feller, Karl
Baedeker author of the guidebooks, Ken Berry, Michael Dukakis, Gustav Tenngren,
Lulu, Roseanne Barr, Osamu Tezuka, cartoon voice actor Jim Cummings
1971- Carly Simon married James Taylor.
1974- Hello Kitty created.
1976- Carrie starring Sissy Spacek opened in theaters.
1977- Disney's Pete's Dragon starring Helen Reddy and Red
Buttons.
1979- T.V. sitcom Different Strokes premiered.
1981- WALLY WOOD was one of the most influential cartoonists
of the 1950’s and 60’s. His amazing versatility enabled him to draw everything
from superhero comics to very cartoony to playfully naughty girls like Sally
Forth. He drew EC Comics, the Mars Attacks series, Mad Magazine, Weird Science,
THUNDER Agents and much more. He had done an infamous drawing of the Disney
characters having sex that brought down upon him the wrath of the Disney legal
dept. But hard living and deadlines took their toll. Suffering from a stroke,
and failing kidneys, Wally Wood put a 44 cal pistol to his right temple and
pulled the trigger. Today police found his remains.
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