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       Famous People Born On This Day In History...

           On this day we have:

                       Names: 16

                       Links: 20

                       Pictures: 20

                       Music: 3

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1688    Pierre De Marivaux; Paris; France; writer; (Marianne)
            Today, this person is/would be 324 years old.

                        Very short bio

                       

1746    Tadeusz Kosciusko; Polish general patriot
            Today, this person is/would be 266 years old.

                        Short bio

                       

1841    Clément Ader; French inventor (1st to fly a heavier-than-air craft)
            Today, this person is/would be 171 years old.

                        Ader's work

                       

1849    Jean Richepin; French poet/writer; (Les Chansons de Gueux)
            Today, this person is/would be 163 years old.

                        Short info; 2 chanson in French

                        Le Mage; opera by Jules Massenet; libretto by Jean Richepin

                       

1875    Ludwig Prandtl; Germany; physicist; (father of aerodynamics)
            Today, this person is/would be 137 years old.

                        Bio

                       

1881    Fernand Léger; France; painter/ceramist/cubist
            Today, this person is/would be 131 years old.

                        Link page; paintings

                        Fruit; Dish on a Table; 1909

                        Big Julie; 1945

1892    Ugo Betti; Italian playwright
            Today, this person is/would be 120 years old.

                        Short bio

                        Film adaptations

                        Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia (Smiling Maniacs); 1974; Franco Nero/Alfredo Rey; directed by Marcello Aliprandi

1893    Raymond Dart; Australian paleoanthropologist; (Australopithecus)
            Today, this person is/would be 119 years old.

                        Bio; etc...

                       

1900    Jacques Prévert; Neuilly-sur-Seine; France; poet/screenwriter (Paroles)
            Today, this person is/would be 112 years old.

                        Films

                       

                        Music: Autumn Leaves by Yves Montand; sequenced by John Torp

                        Autumn Leaves; 1956; Joan Crawford/Cliff Robertson; directed by Robert Aldrich; original Music by Joseph Kosma/Jacques Prévert -songs

                        Notre Dame de Paris; 1956; Gina Lollobrigida/Anthony Quinn; director: Jean Delannoy; based on the novel by Victor Hugo; the screen written by - among others - Prévert

1902    Charles A. Lindbergh; Lucky Lindy
            Today, this person is/would be 110 years old.

                        "Lucky Lindy"

                        Bio; avitation hist.; photo gallery; etc...

                       

                        Charles Lindbergh with the Lockheed Sirius in Lisbon; Portugal; 1933

1910    Uys Krige; South African playwright/novelist; (Orphan of the Desert)
            Today, this person is/would be 102 years old.

                        Uys Krige

                       

1921    Betty Friedan; author/Spokesperson
            Today, this person is/would be 91 years old.

                        Betty Friedan; short bio

1935    Martti Talvela; singer (bass); Hiitola; Karelia; Finland
            Today, this person is/would be 77 years old.

                        Bio

                       

1948    Alice Cooper; singer; Detroit; Michigan; USA
            Today, this person is/would be 64 years old.

                        Pics; news; etc...

                        Music: Eighteen

                       

1971    Michael Goorjian; Oakland; California; actor
            Today, this person is/would be 41 years old.

                        Movies

                        Bio; movie; gallery; etc...

                       

                        Deal of a Lifetime; 1999; with Jennifer Rubin/Ashley Buccille; director: Paul Levine

1975    Natalie Imbruglia; singer; Sydney; New South Wales; Australia
            Today, this person is/would be 37 years old.

                        Official Site

                        Music: Smoke; sequenced by Min Aung

                       

 

       Events On This Day In History...

1824    J.W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public

1865    The Hawaiian Board of Education is formed

1932    First Winter Olympics held (At Lake Placid New York)

1948    Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence

 

       And Don't Forget...

    Independence Day celebrated in Sri Lanka

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