Birthdays: Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Jimi Hendrix would have been 77, Bruce Lee-original name Lee Jun Fan would have
been 77, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg is 60, James Agee, Chaim Weizmann, Mafia
Don Vito Genovese, Czech leader Alexander Dubcheck, David Merrick, Marshal
Thompson, Robin Givens, Judd Nelson, Buffalo Bob Smith, William Fichtner,
Kathryn Bigelow is 66
1582- William Shakespeare 18,
married Ann Hathaway 26. They married quickly, and their first child Susannah was
born after only six months. They had a son who died and two daughters. In 1585
Shakespeare left his wife in Stratford on Avon, and by 1591 was known as an
actor in London. He invested in land in Stratford and in 1616 retired to the
country to spend time with his daughters and grandchildren, but he never went
back to Ann. It’s been speculated that she was a Puritan and disapproved of his
profession. Shakespeare enjoyed making fun of Puritans in his comedies like
"Twelfth Night"."
1932- Former Terrytoons animator
Art Babbitt, now at Walt Disney's, writes to fellow animator Bill Tytla encouraging him to move out
to California. "Terry owes you a lot and Disney has plans for a full
length color cartoon!"
1936- Max Fleischer's cartoon
featurette, "Popeye meets Sinbad the Sailor".
1953- Playwright Eugene O'Neill
died of pneumonia and Parkinson's Disease at 65. He had been writing on
cardboard laundry shirt boards because he needed something large to write on
because his hands trembled so violently. When O’Neill realized his end was near
he tore up six plays he was writing because he wanted no one else to complete
them. He was staying at the Shelton Hotel in Boston. As his father was an actor
his family traveled frequently. O'Neill's last words were : "I knew it!
Born in a hotel room, and goddammit, I'm dying in a hotel room! "
1963- The Beatles release the
single “ I Wanna Hold Your Hand.”
1967- The Beatles release Magical
Mystery Tour.
1973- According to the X-Files
this was the night Fox Mulder’s sister Samantha was abducted by aliens.
1985- Steven Speilberg married actress
Amy Irving. They divorced a few years later.
2002- Disney’s animated feature Treasure
Planet opened in theaters.
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