Birthdays: The Duke of Marlborough, Pope Clement VII the Medici Fox-1478, Mary Wollenstonecraft Godwin 1759- early feminist writer and mother of Mary Shelley, Alexander Pushkin, Isadora Duncan, Norma Talmadge, Paul Lukas, Dorothea Lange, John Wesley Hardin the shootist, John Wayne, Al Jolson, Jay Silverheels (Tonto), Peter Cushing, Robert Morley, Peggy Lee, Sally Ride, Pam Grier is 73, Helen Bonham Carter is 56, Bobcat Golthwaite is 62, Matt Stone the co-creator of South Park
1897- A novel by a London theatre manager named Abraham “Bram” Stoker appeared in bookstores. It was titled Dracula.
1913- Actors Equity formed.
1933- Jimmy Rogers "the Singing Brakeman", the father of modern country music, died of tuberculosis at age 31. Shortly before his death he recorded a song called "TB Blues".
1962- The Isley Brothers single “Twist & Shout” released.
1969- John Lennon and Yoko Ono have their "Bed-In for Peace" news conference in New York. One of the most testy exchanges was one Lennon had with Lil' Abner cartoonist and curmudgeon Al Capp.
1994- Singer Michael Jackson married Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley in the Dominican Republic. They keep the wedding a secret for six weeks, then divorced 18 months later.
1995- Looney Tunes director Friz Freleng died at age 89.
1995- In a memo to Microsoft, founder Bill Gates declared the Internet the “most important single development” since the personal computer.
2006- The World Premiere of Pixar’s Cars, held at the NASCAR speedway in Charlotte NC.
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