Birthdays: Roman emperor Otho
-32ad, English King Edward II-1284, Oliver Cromwell-1599, Guiseppi Marconi,
Edward R. Murrow, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Pacino is 76, Jason Lee is 46, Meadowlark Lemon, Talia
Shire, Paul Mazursky, Hank Azaria is 52, Rene Zellwellger is 47, Disney animation director Ron Clements is 63
1719- The Life and Strange
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe first published.
1926- Giacomo Puccini's last opera
Turnadot premiered in Milan. Puccini died before it's completion so students
had to finish the work based on the masters notes. Conductor Arturo Toscanini
put down his baton at the beginning of the Third Act, turned to the audience
and said:" Here is where the Maestro died." He then left the podium
and let another finish. He was too upset to complete the performance.
1956- Elvis Presley’s song
Heartbreak Hotel goes to #1 in the pop charts.
1970- Policeman Frank Serpico’s
story of rampant corruption in the NYPD explodes on the pages of the New York
Times. The practices of decades of graft are exposed by the Knapp Commission
and the police commissioner and several captains resign in disgrace.
Serpico’s story was made into a
film starring Al Pacino.
1972- Witty, urbane actor George
Sanders (All About Eve, Samson & Delilah, Sher Khan in Jungle Book) had
turned age 65. He complained he had been famous and rich and was not looking
forward to old age and having a nurse wipe his bottom. So he committed suicide
and left a witty, urbane note. "Dear
World: I am leaving because I am bored. Adieu, I leave you with your worries in
this sweet cesspool."
1981- Dixie, the worlds oldest
living mouse died at age 6 1/2.
1996- "Bring in Da Noise,
Bring in Da Funk" opened on Broadway.
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