Birthdays: Michel de Montaigne, The Marquis de Montcalm, Zero
Mostel, Vasclav Nijinsky, Molly Picon, Gavin MacCleod, Sir John Tenniel,
Bernadette Peters, Bubba Smith, Mario Andretti, Milton Caniff- the creator of
Terry and the Pirates", Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel, Tommy Tune, Vincente Minelli,
Linus Pauling, Dorothy Stratton, John Tarturro, Jack Abramoff
1835- Dr. Elias Lohnnrot published the Finnish national epic
poem Kalevala. It’s about the first man Vanjiamoimmen, who was born old and
searched for the magical machine called the Samo, kept in a mountain with seven
locks, guarded by seven wizards chanting Samo, Samo! Modern scholars cannot
agree just what the heck the samo was or what it did.
1896- Robert Paul demonstrates a kinetograph to the Royal
Institute.
The British Cinema is
born.
1916- Writer Henry James died. William Faulkner said
"He was the nicest old lady I ever met." H.L. Mencken eulogized:
"Henry James was an idiot, and a Boston idiot to boot, of which there is
no form lower." Mencken was equally caustic of other regions.
1920- Evans vs. Gore – Al Gore’s grandfather. The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the legality
of the Income Tax amendments, saying:” The power to tax carries with it the
power to embarrass and destroy. “ Isn’t that reassuring?
1920 Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin debuted..
1940- At the Oscars ceremony Hattie McDaniel became the
first black actress to win an Oscar for her supporting role in Gone With The Wind. When some criticized
her for portraying a stereotyped black mammy, McDaniel snapped:” I’d rather
make $5000 a week playing a maid than $5 a week being a maid!”
1940- Richard Wright’s novel Native Son, about growing up
black in America, first published.
1968- Former teen idol singer Frankie Lyman OD’s on heroin.
1983-The last episode of the television series M*A*S*H. It was the single most watched TV episode in
history.
2001- Seattle rocked by a 7.0 earthquake. That’ll stir your
Starbucks!
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