Birthdays
1683 - King George II of England, born to his parents George I and Sophia. Like his father, he is born in Hanover, remaining more German than English throughout his reign. His heir, Frederick, dies when he is hit in the eye by a tennis ball. George III, Frederick's son is born in England, but manages to lose the American colonies.
1735 - John Adams, American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and founding father who served as the second president of the United States, from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain, and he served as the first vice president of the United States. Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with many important figures in early American history, including his wife and adviser Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson. During his term, he became the first president to reside in the executive mansion now known as the White House. He and his wife generated a family of politicians, diplomats, and historians now referred to as the Adams political family, which includes their son John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States.
1857 - Gertrude Atherton (Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton), American novelist, biographer and historian. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. She wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial, especially for her anti-communism and her white supremacist views.
1885 - Ezra Pound, an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist sympathizer. His contribution to poetry began with his development of Imagism, a movement derived from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision, concision, and economy of language. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) and the unfinished 120-section epic, The Cantos (1917–1969). Ezra Pound. Uploaded by Steve Ward. Accessed October 30, 2018. (9. Ezra Pound. Uploaded by YaleCourses. Accessed October 30, 2013. Read the description from the Youtube's description. This video introduces the poetry of E. Pound. Ezra Pound. Cantos - Cantos I. Uploaded by MusicBox. Accessed October 30, 2019. Essentially, Cantos consists of three parts: first, those living in hell and content with it; the second, those who experience a metamorphosis and see that things could be better; and the third, those who leading man to a better life.)
1945 - Henry Franklin Winkler OBE, American actor, comedian, director, producer, and author. He rose to fame for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, a greaser who became the breakout character of the sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984), for which he won two Golden Globe Awards and earned three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He later played Barry Zuckerkorn on the comedy series Arrested Development, Sy Mittleman on the dark comedy series Childrens Hospital, Dr. Saperstein on the comedy series Parks and Recreation, and Eddie R. Lawson on the comedy-drama series Royal Pains. He plays Gene Cousineau on the dark comedy series Barry, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Lefties:
None known
1945 - Henry Franklin Winkler OBE, American actor, comedian, director, producer, and author. He rose to fame for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, a greaser who became the breakout character of the sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984), for which he won two Golden Globe Awards and earned three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He later played Barry Zuckerkorn on the comedy series Arrested Development, Sy Mittleman on the dark comedy series Childrens Hospital, Dr. Saperstein on the comedy series Parks and Recreation, and Eddie R. Lawson on the comedy-drama series Royal Pains. He plays Gene Cousineau on the dark comedy series Barry, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Lefties:
None known
More birthdays and historical events, October 30 - On This Day
1973 - Novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn publishes in Paris The Gulag Archipelago, considered his powerful literary account of the Soviet Union's prison camp system.
1938 - Orson Welles recites H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds on radio, causing a nationwide panic as people mistake the fiction for a news report.
1944 - Aaron Copland's ballet "Appalachian Spring" is first staged by the Martha Graham Ballet, in Washington.
1970 - The worst monsoon to hit Vietnam in six years causes flooding, kills 293 people, and leaves 200,000 homeless.
1975 - Prince Juan Carlos officially becomes Spain's acting head after taking over from General Francisco Franco.
1991 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush opens a Middle East peace conference in Spain with a speech encouraging Arabs and Israelis to "lay down the past."
Historical Events
1973 - Novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn publishes in Paris The Gulag Archipelago, considered his powerful literary account of the Soviet Union's prison camp system.
1938 - Orson Welles recites H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds on radio, causing a nationwide panic as people mistake the fiction for a news report.
1944 - Aaron Copland's ballet "Appalachian Spring" is first staged by the Martha Graham Ballet, in Washington.
1970 - The worst monsoon to hit Vietnam in six years causes flooding, kills 293 people, and leaves 200,000 homeless.
1975 - Prince Juan Carlos officially becomes Spain's acting head after taking over from General Francisco Franco.
1991 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush opens a Middle East peace conference in Spain with a speech encouraging Arabs and Israelis to "lay down the past."
1811 - This day Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility is published. She became a published author with its release. The novel was first advertised for sale in "The Star" this day. Read more about it here:
https://jasna.org/austen/works/sense-sensibility/ (Thanks to Jane Austen Society of North American (JASNA).
Video Credit:
Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring". Youtube, uploaded by Royal Duke Jam. Accessed October 30, 2016.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring". Youtube, uploaded by Royal Duke Jam. Accessed October 30, 2016.
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
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
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