Birthdays: Simon Bolivar, Amelia Earhart, Alexander Dumas fils, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Graves, Pat Oliphant, Bela Abzug, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ruth Buzzi, Lynda Carter, Chief Dan George, Robert Hays, Gus Van Sant, Anna Paquin, Michael Richards, J-Lo Jennifer Lopez is 49
1901- William Porter, also known as O. Henry, was released from jail after doing time for embezzlement. While in jail, he discovered he had a talent for writing.
1934- Cecil B. DeMille’s epic film Cleopatrapremiered.
1938 - Instant coffee invented.
1948- Warner's "Haredevil Hare" featuring the first Marvin the Martian. Now where did I put my Pew Illudium Q 36 Explosive Space Modulator?
1965- Bob Dylan released the song “Like a Rolling Stone”.
1966- Actor Montgomery Clift died of a heart attack at age 45. When his private nurse Lorenzo James said goodnight to him at 1:00AM, he asked him if he wanted to watch his old movie The Misfitson TV. Clift’s last words were-“Absolutely Not!”
1969- After successfully landing on the moon and returning to Earth, Apollo 11 safely splashed down in the ocean.
1980- In London’s Dorchester Hotel, comedian and actor Peter Sellers died of a heart attack. He was 54.
1985- Walt Disney's "The Black Cauldron"premiered.
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