Birthdays: Genghis Khan, Byzantine Emperor Leo IV the
Khazar, Robert Burns, Somerset Maugham, Virginia Woolf, Vice Pres Charles
“Goodtime Charlie” Curtis, Edwin Newman, Jean Image, Dean Jones, Ava Gardner,
Etta James, Corazon Aquino, Anita Pallenberg, Tobe Hooper
1824- Artist Theodore Gericault was famous for his paintings
of horses. This day he died, from a fall off a horse.
1858- Queen Victoria & Albert's eldest child, Victoria
the Princess Royal (Vicky), married Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia (Fritzy)
in a lavish ceremony. They will sire the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, Victoria’s
first grandchild and England’s great enemy. At this wedding, for the first time
the "Wedding March" of Felix Mendelssohn from his "Midsummer's
Night Dream" was used as the processional. Like everything Victoria and
Albert did, it soon became a custom.
1890- Newspaper reporter Nelly Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of
the New York World is welcomed home after traveling around the world in 72
days. The stunt was inspired by the Jules Verne story Around the World in 80
days, which had become a hit stage play.
1938- Walt Disney attempted to head off the rising tide of unionizing
workers in Hollywood by forming a dummy company union called the Federation of
Screen Cartoonists. No other artists but Disney employees joined, and Disney's
chief attorney Gunther Lessing could veto any vote they had.
1949- The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held at the LA
Athletic Club. Five awards were given out for shows like Mabel’s Fables, and
Treasures of Literature. Rudy Vallee hosted. Mayor Fletcher Bowman declared it
“ TV Day” in LA.
1959- American Airlines sets up the first jetliner passenger
service across the U.S.
1960- Actress Diana Barrymore, the daughter of John
Barrymore, overdosed on sleeping pills. The Barrymore family that had dominated
the American theater since the 1850’s had a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
Ancestor after ancestor drank themselves to death. Current leader of the family
Drew Barrymore recovered after seeking rehab at age 12.
1961- Walt
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians premiered. “ Cruella, Cruella da Ville,.. “
1970- Robert Altman’s groovy movie M*A*S*H premiered.
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