A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.
TODAY IN HISTORY:
1864 – The International Red Cross was founded in Geneva, Switzerland.
1865 – William Sheppard was awarded the patent for liquid soap.
1902 – The Cadillac Motor Company was founded.
1902 – President Theodore Roosevelt became the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile, in Hartford, CT.
1906 – The Victor Talking Machine Company, of Camden, NJ, began to manufacture the Victrola. It sold for $200.
1911 – It was announced that Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” had been stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting reappeared in Italy two years later.
1919 – The Grand Rapids Aero Club was founded in Grand Rapids, MI, to develop aviation and build an aerodrome in the city.
1932 – The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first television broadcast in England.
1973 – Henry Kissinger was named Secretary of State by President Richard Nixon. Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize the same year.
1984 – The last Volkswagen Rabbit rolled off the assembly line in New Stanton, PA.
1989 – Nolan Ryan struck out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
2003 – Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the “Ten Commandments” from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building.
2004 – In Oslo, Norway, a version of Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream” and his work “Madonna” were stolen from the Munch Museum.
2007 – The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history. The combined run total is also a Major League record.
2015 – Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to twin cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
2018 – Forbes says George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever due to sale of his alcohol company.
2021 – Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th home run.
BIRTHDAYS:
Morton Dean – 90 a old (1935) – Broadcast journalist
Steve Kroft – 80 a old (1945) – Broadcast journalist (“60 Minutes”)
Vernon Reid – 67 a old (1958) – Songwriter, guitarist (Living Colour)
Roland Orzabal – 64 a old (1961) – Songwriter, vocalist (Tears For Fears)
Debbi Peterson – 64 a old (1961) – Singer, drummer (The Bangles)
Tori Amos – 62 a old (1963) – Singer
James DeBarge – 62 a old (1963) – Singer (DeBarge). Born in Detroit, MI.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje – 58 a old (1967) – Actor (“Lost,” “Oz”, “Game of Thrones”, movies “Suicide Squad”, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”, “Get Rich or Die Trying”)
Ty Burrell – 58 a old (1967) – Actor (TV’s “Modern Family”, movies “The Incredible Hulk”, “Black Hawk Down”)
Giada De Laurentiis – 55 a old (1970) – Food Network chef (TV’s “Giada at Home”)
Richard Armitage – 54 a old (1971) – Actor (“The Hobbit” trilogy, “Alice Through the Looking Glass”, “Captain America: The First Avenger”)
Howie Dorough – 52 a old (1973) – Singer, actor (Backstreet Boys)
Kristen Wiig – 52 a old (1973) – Actress, comedian (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”, movies “Bridesmaids”, “Ghostbusters”, “Anchorman 2”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, “Date Night”)
James Corden – 47 a old (1978) – Actor, writer, producer, comedian (Host of TV’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden”)
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