Birthdaze: King Louis XI of France "the Spider
King"1423, Franz Kafka, Mr. Preserved Fish -New York Congressman 1819,
Dave Barry, Leos Janacek, John Singleton Copley, Ken Russell, Tom Stoppard,
George Sanders, Peter Fountain, Tom Cruise is 54, Kevin Hart is 37
1931- The Cab Calloway Orchestra recorded 'The St. James
Infirmary Blues."
1937- In California the Del Mar Racetrack opened. Owner Bing Crosby personally welcomed the
first customers to his track.
1946- Millionaire aviator Howard Hughes crashed an
experimental airplane into four homes in Beverly Hills. Hughes had crashed
planes before without much injury, but this crash left him near death. His slow
recuperation left him addicted to morphine and codeine.
1969- Brian Jones, having been
kicked out of the Rolling Stones just days before -- drowned in his swimming
pool. His home was once the estate of
Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne.
1969- On the same day, John and
Yoko Lennon were almost killed in a car crash, along with John's son Julian and
Yoko's daughter Kyoko.
1971- The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison, was found dead of
a heart attack in his bathtub in Paris. He was 28.
1985- Robert Zemeckis’ hit film Back to the Future opened.
2002- Powerpuff Girls the Movie, premiered.
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