Birthdays: Christopher Robin Milne-1920, King Phillip II
Augustus of France- 1165, King William IV of England- 1765, Aubrey Beardsley,
Count Basie, Wilt (Wilt the Stilt) Chamberlain, Friz Freleng, Kenny Rogers,
Princess Margaret, Matthew Broderick, Vance Gerry, Peter Weir is 73, Kim
Catrall is 61, Carrie Anne Moss is 50
1887- Mighty (Dan) Casey struck out at his last at bat with
the NY Giants. The poem was written many years later.
1911- Café waiter Vincenzo Perugia walked into the Louvre
and stole the Mona Lisa. After trying to
fence it for two years, he tried to ransom it back. He was arrested and the
painting recovered.
1921- On his first birthday, Christopher Robin Milne was
given a Farrell teddy bear from Harrods. His parents first called it Edward,
but when he could speak Christopher Robin named it Winnie, for his favorite
bear he saw at the zoo. The child would also mention the name of a swan there
he liked named Pooh. This gave his dad A.A. Milne a swell idea for a new book.
1929-Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo marry.
1930- Pardon Us, the first feature length film starring
Laurel & Hardy. In 1926, Hal Roach director Leo McCarey noticed the Briton
Stan Laurel and Georgia born singer Oliver Hardy looked funny together, and put
them in a series of shorts. Laurel & Hardy became one of the greatest
comedy teams in film history.
1944- Moviestar James Cagney, star of Yankee Doodle Dandy, was
cleared of charges of Communism. The accusations probably had less to do with
Cagney's politics and more to do with his actor’s union activism, and his
fighting in court the restrictive personal contracts studios put their stars
under.
1967 –New York Mets second baseman Ken Harrelson became the
first free agent.
1972 - Grace Slick was sprayed with mace by police after one
of her band called the cops pigs.
1987- The movie Dirty Dancing opened.
1995- Bill Gates announced Microsoft Windows 95.
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