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 60, Sonny Chiba. Animator Phil Mendez, Animator Peter Sohn.
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.
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.
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