Birthdays: Fess Parker, Karl Stockhausen, George Meany, Charles Bukowski, Menachim Begin, Otto Mesmer the creator of Felix the Cat, Myron Grim Natwick the creator of Betty Boop, Hal Foster the creator of Prince Valiant, Kathie Lee Gifford, Eydie Gorme, Bill Evans, Leslie Ann Warren, Angela Bassett is 62, Julie Numar is 87, Robert Culp, James Cameron is 65, Bruce Beresford, Steve Carrell is 59, Madonna, aka Louise Ciccone of Bay City Michigan, is 62
1938- In Three Forks Mississippi, Blues legend Robert Johnson was poisoned by a jealous husband.
1942- Happy Birthday Mighty Mouse. Terrytoon's short: "The Mouse of Tomorrow".
1954- First issue of Sports Illustrated.
1965- The AFL, American Football League offered it’s first expansion franchise to a new team called the Miami Dolphins. The AFL merged with the NFL in the 80s.
1974- The Ramones play their first gig at the NY club CBGBs. Hey-Ho, Lets Go!
1977- E-DAY in Memphis. Elvis Presley, donuts and Pizza Hut box in hand, died of a heart attack while sitting on the toilet. He was reading a book-the Historic Search for the Face of Jesus. He was 42.
1985- On her birthday, Madonna married Sean Penn. They divorced shortly after.
1991- The original Shamu the Whale died of respiratory failure at age 16.
2005- Top Pixar story-artist Joe Ranft was killed in an auto accident. He was 42.
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