Birthdays: James Boswell, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Keats, Sir Edmund Halley, Louis Blanc, Fanny Brice, Joseph Goebbels, Zoot Sims, Winona Ryder, Jesse Barfield, Kate Jackson, Bill Mauldin, Akim Tamiroff, Rufus Sewell, Neal Hefti-composer of the theme song for TV shows like Batman and the Odd Couple. Richard Dreyfus is 76, Ralph Bakshi is 85, Dan Castellenata, the voice of Homer Simpson.
1936- The resolutions of the First Geneva Convention announced. It attempted to regulate the treatment of civilians and prisoners in wartime. It was set up by Henry Dunant, who also helped found the International Red Cross. More Geneva Conventions would be signed by nations in 1925 and 1949.
100 years ago, 1923- The musical Running Wild opened on Broadway, introducing the dance craze the Charleston. The tune was written by composer James P. Johnson. Some people say the dance moves were based on a native African dance called the Juba.
1956- NBC TV upgraded its evening news show The Camel News Caravan with the Huntley-Brinkley Report. President Eisenhower disliked the change.
1957- Louis B. Mayer died. His last words were: "Nothing Matters..." The head of MGM Studios lorded over Hollywood like a monarch, made and broke moviestars, ordered Judy Garland fed a steady stream of narcotics and had his office redesigned all white to resemble Mussolini’s, whom he admired. Humphrey Bogart was at the funeral. When asked if he was close to Mayer, Bogie replied: Nah, I'm just here to make sure he's dead!
1959- Goscinny and Uderzo’s comic character Asterix first appeared in Pilote magazine.
1968- The Lion In Winter, with Katherine Hepburn, Peter O’Toole and Anthony Hopkins opened.
1993- Tim Burton’s fantasy A Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Henry Selick, opened across the US.
1999- “Being John Malkovich”, quirky movie by Spike Jonze.
2012- Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph premiered.
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