Birthdays: Jorge Luis Borges, William Wilberforce, Marlee Matlin, Yasir Arafat, Max Beerbom, Cal Ripken Jr, Joshua Lionel Cowan the inventor of Lionel toy electric trains, Kenny Baker-C3PO in Star Wars, Stephen Fry is 65, Durward Kirby- 1960s T.V. announcer, Duke Kahanamoku-1890- Olympic champion who popularized Surfing, Kirk Wise, Dave Chappelle is 50, Steve Guttenberg is 65
1847 - Charlotte Bronte finished the manuscript of her novel "Jane Eyre".
1853 – Saratoga Springs hotel resort chef George Crum invented Potato Chips, or crisps.
1913- Congress okayed the creation of the Parcel Post system- UPS.
1939- Mr. Leslie Mitchell became the first British Television announcer. Ten days later WWII broke out and British television shut down for six years.
1942- Walt Disney’s film Saludos Amigos received its world premiere in Rio De Janeiro. Introduced Joe Carioca.
1951- Akira Kurosawa’s film Rashomon premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. The film won the Grand Prize and first showed the world that Japanese Cinema was a new creative force in the film world.
1966- The effects fantasy Fantastic Voyage directed by Richard Fleischer opened. The submarine in the film was designed by Harper Goff, who designed the Nautilus for Walt Disney’s Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, also directed by Richard Fleischer, the son of Max Fleischer.
1973- One month after Bruce Lee’s death, his last film Enter The Dragon opened in the US to wild acclaim. It renewed interest in the late star and helped spawn the Chinese Martial Arts craze in the US.
1993- LAPD announced an investigation of pop star Michael Jackson for possible child molestation. The investigation never led to any indictments, but the publicity tarnished his image. Equally damaging to his public image were revelations of his eccentric lifestyle, like his keeping chimps and mannequins around the house to talk to, and all the tap water and showers of his mansion spouting Evian water. Jackson was tried and acquitted of all charges in 2005.
1995- Microsoft's Windows 95 introduced.
1997- According to the 1984 James Cameron film The Terminator this was the day the Skynet computer system became self aware, and began the War of the Day of Judgement.
2004- Swiss scientist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who wrote the Five Stages of Dying, died. She was 78. The day before she told a local newsperson, “When I meet God, I will tell him he is a damned procrastinator!”
2011- Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down from all his positions at Apple, Pixar and Disney due to his failing health.
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