Birthdays: 1553-King Henry IV of Navarre, Tycho Brahe,
Nostradamus -Michel de Notre Dame-1503, English King George VI- 1895, Spike
Jones the bandleader, Morey Amsterdam, Charlie Rich, Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, Lee
Remick, Patty Duke, Adult film star Ginger Lynn,
Clark Terry- trumpeter. Cecil Pay, Saxophonist, Jane
Birkin "Je t'aime moi non plus" is 69.
1871- Verdi's opera "Aida" debuts in Cairo.
1913- Cartoonist
Johnny Gruelle entertained his dying daughter by making up stories involving her
rag dollies. After her passing, friends urged Gruelle to publish them. The
RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY stories are born.
1924- Ottorino Respighi ‘s stirring rhapsody the Pines of
Rome premiered.
1934- March of the Wooden Soldiers, the Hal Roach version of
Babes in Toyland with Laurel & Hardy opened.
1944- The film National Velvet premiered, making a star out
of 12 year old Elizabeth Taylor.
1957- Hanna Barbera's first TV cartoon "Ruff and
Ready" premieres.
1970- George Harrison’s single My Sweet Lord went gold.
1977- DISCO! The movie Saturday Night Fever starring John
Travolta and the music of the Bee Gees make the Disco dancing scene a national
craze.
1979- STUDIO 54 RAIDED- The
Internal Revenue Service busted the worlds most notorious disco club. Formerly
the hangout of Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, Truman Capote and other “Beautiful
People”, now the Feds were on to them. The IRS seized doctored account books,
cocaine and undeclared cash, landing the owners in jail and bringing the
celebrity playlands days to an end.
1983- Disney Studio released the
short film Frankenweenie, done by a weird young artist named Tim Burton.
2015- One of the largest
Hollywood premieres ever was given for J.J. Abrams reboot of the Star Wars
franchise, Star Wars the Force Awakens.
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