Birthdays
1585 - Heinrich Schütz, German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach. (Listen to Schütz's sublime, beautiful music, "Schwanengesang" ("Swan Song"), with Paul Hillier conducting The Tapiola Chamber Choir. YouTube, uploaded by baroque6hiro. Accessed October 8, 2018).
1895 - Juan Domingo Peron, Argentinian president, an Argentine army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labor and Vice President, he was elected President of Argentina three times, serving from June 1946 to September 1955, when he was overthrown in a coup d'état, and then from October 1973 until his death in July 1974. Peronism is a political phenomenon that draws support from both the political left and political right. Peronism is not considered a traditional ideology, but a political movement, because of the wide variety of people who call themselves Peronists.
1930 - Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time. Uploaded by Silicua hibrido. Accessed October 8, 2017.)
1939 - Paul Hogan, AM, Australian actor, comedian, writer and television presenter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in Crocodile Dundee, the first in the Crocodile Dundee film series. He married American actress Linda Kozlowski, after meeting her on the set of Crocodile Dundee.
1941 - Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. ((né Burns), American civil rights activist, baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH.
1943 - Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and
producer. He became a key cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live, where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and writer, he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards out of five nominations.
Chase had his first leading film role in the comedy Foul Play, earning two Golden Globe Award nominations. He is also known for his portrayals of Clark W. Griswold in five National Lampoon's Vacation films and Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher in Fletch and its sequel Fletch Lives. Other prominent film titles followed. He hosted the Academy Awards twice, and briefly, had his own late-night talk show, The Chevy Chase Show.
1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress in film, television and theater, best known for her role as Laura Holt in the NBC detective series Remington Steele. Zimbalist took roles in plays concerning 19th century artists including Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Van Gogh. She attended the Juilliard School before commencing her acting career. Her paternal grandfather, Efrem Zimbalist, was a world-famous concert violinist, music teacher at the Curtis Institute, and a composer. Her paternal grandmother, Alma Gluck, was a leading soprano of her day.
Zimbalist's aunt, Marcia Davenport, was a prominent author, music journalist and historian. In 2009 she portrayed actress Katharine Hepburn in Tea at Five. Zimbalist has also released audiobooks, including The Girls, which won a Listen-Up award. She appeared in the 2006 documentary Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars, and also played Christa McAuliffe in the play Defying Gravity, written by Jane Anderson.
1970 - Matt Paige Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.12 billion at the North American box office, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He came to prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Damon has also performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films, and has established two production companies with Affleck. He has been actively involved in charitable work with organizations.
Leftie:
Actress Stephanie Zimbalist
1970 - Matt Paige Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.12 billion at the North American box office, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He came to prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Damon has also performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films, and has established two production companies with Affleck. He has been actively involved in charitable work with organizations.
Leftie:
Actress Stephanie Zimbalist
More birthdays and historical events, October 8 - On This Day
Featuring the music of Toru Takemitsu:
From me flows what you call time. Uploaded by Silicua hibrido. Accessed October 8, 2017.
1871 - The Great Chicago Fire starts, killing 300 people and leaving 100,000 homeless.
1908 - The book The Wind in the Willows, written by Kenneth Grahame, is published. It becomes a classic, introducing the world to Rat, Mole and the wonderful Mr. Toad.
1998 - Oslo's modern, larger Gardermoen Airport opens, taking over from Fornebu as Norway's gateway to the world.
2004 - Martha Stewart, business magnate and media personality, goes to jail for "obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a well-timed stock sale."
2005 - A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits mountainous Northern Pakistan and India, with epicenter in Kashmir, killing 87,350 people.
Resources:
From me flows what you call time. Uploaded by Silicua hibrido. Accessed October 8, 2017.
Historical Events
1871 - The Great Chicago Fire starts, killing 300 people and leaving 100,000 homeless.
1908 - The book The Wind in the Willows, written by Kenneth Grahame, is published. It becomes a classic, introducing the world to Rat, Mole and the wonderful Mr. Toad.
1998 - Oslo's modern, larger Gardermoen Airport opens, taking over from Fornebu as Norway's gateway to the world.
2004 - Martha Stewart, business magnate and media personality, goes to jail for "obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a well-timed stock sale."
2005 - A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits mountainous Northern Pakistan and India, with epicenter in Kashmir, killing 87,350 people.
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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