Birthdays: Henry III of England, Giovanni Batista Tiepolo, Explorer Le Sieur de Cadillac the founder of Detroit, Hector Villa-Lobos, Howard Pyle, William Oughtred 1574- inventor of the Slide Rule, Red Rosa Luxemburg, Rex Harrison, Dean Stockwell, Paolo Pasolini, Andy Gibb, Samantha Eggar, Andrej Wajda, Fred Williamson, Penn Gillette is 69, Eva Mendes is 50
1717- On his birthday Giovanni Tiepolo joined the Guild of Saint Lawrence, the artists union in Rome.
1853- Harry Steinway & Sons began their piano making company.
1868- Englishman C.H. Gould patented the first stapler.
1936- Disney’s Three Orphaned Kittens won the best short Oscar at the 8th Academy Awards.
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1954- The Creature From the Black Lagoon opened. Directed by Jack Arnold. The Gill-Man designed by Disney animator Millicent Patrick.
1963- Country star Patsy Cline died in plane crash near Camden Tenn. Also killed were singers Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins.
1963- The hula-hoop was patented.
1966- As America was still getting used to the idea of fighting in Vietnam, and anti-war sentiment was beginning, a Sgt. Barry Sadler wrote a pro-war song titled Ballad of the Green Berets, that today hit #1. “Put silver wings, on my son’s chest. Make him one of America’s Best.”
1994- The TV show Duckman premiered.
1995- Vivian Stanstall, lead singer for the Bonzo Dog Band, died in a fire in his London flat. He had been smoking in bed.
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