Birthdays: Edwin S. Porter,
Charlotte Bronte', John Muir, Freiderich Froebel the inventor of
kindergarten-1782, Anthony Quinn, Patti Lupone, Iggy Pop, Charles Grodin, Anna
Magnani, Andie MacDowell is 59, Tony Danza, Elaine May, James McAvoy is 38, Rob
Riggle is 47, Queen Elizabeth II is 91
1910- Mark Twain died of
congenital heart failure at 75 as Haley's comet appeared overhead. He once
wrote: " When arriving in Heaven
feel free to ask all the questions you want of Saint Peter. You may ask for his
autograph, however don’t take any Kodak photos or bring your dog. Admittance to
Heaven is based on favor, not merit, else the dog would be allowed to go in and
you kept out."
1918-THE
RED BARON SHOT DOWN- In the wild duels in the air above the World War I
trenches Baron Manfred Von Richtofen was the best of the best. The Red Baron
had shot down more planes than anyone -80 confirmed kills. On
this day, von Richthofen got onto the tail of one plane and was about to add
#81, when Canadian Roy Brown got behind him and filled the back of his plane
with machine gun bullets. And no, Snoopy didn't do it first.
1921- The Coconut Grove nightclub
opened in Hollywood.
1938- Disney animator Bill Tytla
married artists model Adrienne LeClerc.
1961- Two British teenage rock
bands meet each other for the first time- The Beatles met the Rolling Stones.
1964- British TV viewers double
their pleasure- BBC 2 goes on the air. Their first program is Play School.
1997-The first Intergalactic
Funeral. The ashes of Star Trek creator
Gene Roddenberry and 1960's drug guru Dr. Timothy Leary were shot into space.
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