Birthdays
1815 - Prince Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte, French nobleman, revolutionary and politician, the son of Lucien Bonaparte and his second wife Alexandrine de Bleschamp. He was a nephew of Napoleon I of France.
1884 - Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Former U.S. First Lady, American political figure, Diplomat and Activist. Then President Harry Truman called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. She was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. Her husband, FDR (the 32nd President), was her distant cousin. (Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Speech. Uploaded by PublicResourceOrg. Eleanor Roosevelt - Her Star Shines. Uploaded by FDRLibrary. Both accessed October 11, 2011.) Eleanor Roosevelt advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace, the civil rights of African Americans and Asian Americans, and the rights of World War II refugees. Following her husband's death in 1945, she remained active in politics for the remaining 17 years of her life.
1884 - Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and inventor, Nobel Laureate, known for the Bergius process for producing synthetic fuel from coal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of contributions to the invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods.
1885 - Francois Charles Mauriac, French author, poet, playwright, critic and journalist. He was a member of the Académie française (from 1933), and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1952. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958.
1966 - Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III), American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. He also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale . He had guest roles on notable shows which are Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, and Will & Grace, and also starred in several films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 8 Seconds, The Fifth Element, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, his final feature performance.
1974 - Rachel Barton Pine (born Rachel Elizabeth Barton), American violinist. She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. Pine tours worldwide as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, has an active recording career, and runs The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation since 2001 which provides services and funding to promote classical music education and performances. (Rachel Barton Pine plays Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs with the Highland Park Strings at Ravinia. Accessed October 11, 2015. Rachel Barton Pine On Mozart, with Sir Neville Mariner, St Martin in the Fields. Accessed October 11, 2018.)
Leftie:
Actor Luke Perry
1727 - One of George Frideric Handel's best-known works, Zadok the Priest: The Coronation Anthem (HWV 258), alongside other three coronation anthems: The King Shall Rejoice, My Heart is Inditing, and Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, premiered on October 11, 1727, when King George II was crowned in London's Westminster Abbey. Zadok the Priest has been sung prior to the anointing of the sovereign at the coronation of every British monarch since its composition and has become recognised as a British patriotic anthem.
1811 - The first steam-powered ferry begins service between New York and Hoboken, New Jersey
1830 - Frederic Chopin is soloist in his Piano Concerto No. 1, in a Warsaw theatre, Poland.
1968 - Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission, is launched, manned by Walter "Wally" Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham.
1984 - Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first U.S. woman to walk in space, on board the space shuttle Challenger.
Resources:
1830 - Frederic Chopin is soloist in his Piano Concerto No. 1, in a Warsaw theatre, Poland.
1968 - Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission, is launched, manned by Walter "Wally" Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham.
1984 - Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first U.S. woman to walk in space, on board the space shuttle Challenger.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London:
Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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