Birthdays: Musio Clementi, Edouard Manet, Sergei Eisenstein, Derek Walcott, Ernie
Kovacs, Stendahl, Jean Moreau, Randolph Scott, Dan Duryea, Rutger Hauer, Warner Bros animator Manny Davis, Disney animation director Dave Hand, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Mariska Hargitay is 59, Sonny Chiba. Animator Phil Mendez, Animator Peter Sohn.
1862- Here’s a toast to that great American- Count Agoston Haraszthy! Who? Next time you raise a glass of Chardonnay or Pinot think of him. This day Haraszthy bought land in the Sonoma Valley and imported cuttings from 1,000 varieties of European wine grapes. The Hungarian Count jumpstarted the California wine industry.
1942- Tupperware invented by Charles Tupper.
1957- The Disneyland TV show premiered” Our Friend, the Atom.” German physicist and former Luftwaffe pilot Dr Heinz Hauber explained in a friendly way how Atomic Power will solve all our problems and be the number one power source of the future..
1968- THE PUEBLO INCIDENT- While America was watching the Battle of Que Sanh in Vietnam, a US Navy spy ship doing CIA intelligence work was captured in North Korean waters. The hostage ordeal mesmerized the public for weeks and the sailors were finally released after a long captivity and humiliating show-trials. After his release,
the commander, Capt. Lloyd Bucher retired from the navy, went to Art Center in Pasadena and became an illustrator.
1978- In Woodland Hills, Terry Kath, the lead singer of the group Chicago, shot
himself when he playfully put a pistol to his head. His last words were: "Don't
worry. It's not loaded, see...?"
1983- TV series The A Team, making a celebrity out of a Mohawk wearing former bouncer named Mr. T. “ I pity the fool!”
1989- Artist Salvador Dali’ died. He was 84. It has been alleged that as he was dying, and rushing to leave as much money as possible for his family, his agents had the old artist signed reams of blank paper they intended to print Dali’ lithographs on later.
2004- Satellite TV dish installer Jay McNeil of Paduca Kentucky was trying out his
new telescope when he discovered a nebula in space. It’s now called McNeil’s Nebula.
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