Birthdays: John Calvin, Marcel Proust, James McNeill
Whistler, Nicholas Tesla, Carl Orff, Camille Pissarro, Adolphus Busch the
founder of Budweiser, George DiChirico, Jacky "Legs" Diamond, Arlo
Guthrie, Jake LaMotta, Joe Shuster- one of the creators of Superman, Fred
Gywnne, David Brinkley, Arthur Ashe, Camilla Parker Bowles, Jessica Simpson is
36, Sofia Vegara is 44.
1941- Jazz great
Jelly Roll Morton died at 50 in Los Angeles from complications of asthma. He
liked to call himself the inventor of jazz. As debatable as that claim was, he
was one of the first musicians to develop a personal solo style distinct from
the rest of his band. His mother practiced voodoo in New Orleans and she told
him the reason for his fame and fortune was because she had pledged his soul to
the Devil. He spent his last hours in a
panic with his wife anointing his head with Holy oil.
1950 - "Your Hit Parade"
premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV.
1987- The Brave Little Toaster premiered in theatres.
1979 - Chuck Berry sentenced to 4
months for $200,000 in tax evasion. The old rocker said:” It never fails, every
ten years I wind up in jail for something.”
1985- “ We Don’t Need Another
Evil. “ Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome opened in theaters.
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