Birthdays
1854 - Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The Last Universalist," since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime.
1893 - Harold Clayton Urey, American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for the discovery of deuterium. He played a significant role in the development of the atom bomb, as well as contributing to theories on the development of organic life from non-living matter.
1899 - Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than fifty years. (Duke Ellington Live. Uploaded by onemediamusic. Accessed April 29, 2013.)
1901 - Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa), 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, ruling over the Empire of Japan from 25 December 1926 until 2 May 1947, after which he was Emperor of the state of Japan until his death. He was succeeded by his fifth child and eldest son, Akihito. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had seven children, two sons and five daughters. By 1979, Hirohito was the only monarch in the world with the title "emperor." Hirohito was the longest-lived and longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world.
1931 - Frank Auerbach, German-British painter. Born in Germany, he has been a naturalised British citizen since 1947. A strong emphasis in his work is its relationship to the history of art. Showing at the National Gallery in London in 1994 he made direct reference to the gallery's collection of paintings by Rembrandt, Titian and Rubens. Unlike the National Gallery's Associate Artist Scheme, however, Auerbach's work after historic artists was not the result of a short residency at the National Gallery, it has a long history, and in this exhibition he showed paintings made after Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne, from the 1970s to Rubens's Samson and Delilah made in 1993.
1933 - Rod McKuen (Rodney Marvin McKuen), American poet,
singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in
the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen
produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music,
spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel
were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in
the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the
natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million
recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold too. (Rod McKuen - You. YouTube, uploaded by bawoo ko. Accessed April 29, 2019.)
1936 - Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor of Western and Eastern classical music. He is music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and
Conductor Emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Z. Mehta conducting Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, April 17, 2016, uploaded by accentusmusic. Accessed April 29, 2019. And here's our all-time favourite symphony from Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection", conducted by Zubin Mehta, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO). Uploaded by SymphonyOfAThousand. Accessed April 29, 2014.)
1958 - Michelle Marie Pfeiffer, American actress. Known for pursuing eclectic roles in a wide range of film genres, she has consistently received acclaim for her versatile performances. One of the most prolific actresses of the 1980s and 1990s, her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and one Primetime Emmy Award. Pfeiffer has established herself as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, with fifteen of her films grossing at least $100 million at the box office. Her total worldwide gross as a leading lady exceeds $2 billion. Pfeiffer has been cited among the world's most beautiful women.
1970 - Andre Kirk Agassi, American retired tennis player and former world No. 1 In singles, eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up in seven other Grand Slam tournaments. During the Open Era, Agassi was the first male player to win four Australian Open titles, a record that was later surpassed by Novak Djokovic when he won his fifth title in 2015, and then by Roger Federer in 2017. Agassi is 2nd of five male singles players to achieve the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era after Rod Laver and before Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and fifth of eight in history, the first of two to achieve the Career Golden Slam, and the only man to win a "Career Super Slam" (all four majors, plus the Olympic gold medal, plus at least one title at the ATP Tour World Championships).
Leftie:
Mathematician Henri Poincaré
1958 - Michelle Marie Pfeiffer, American actress. Known for pursuing eclectic roles in a wide range of film genres, she has consistently received acclaim for her versatile performances. One of the most prolific actresses of the 1980s and 1990s, her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and one Primetime Emmy Award. Pfeiffer has established herself as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, with fifteen of her films grossing at least $100 million at the box office. Her total worldwide gross as a leading lady exceeds $2 billion. Pfeiffer has been cited among the world's most beautiful women.
1970 - Andre Kirk Agassi, American retired tennis player and former world No. 1 In singles, eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runner-up in seven other Grand Slam tournaments. During the Open Era, Agassi was the first male player to win four Australian Open titles, a record that was later surpassed by Novak Djokovic when he won his fifth title in 2015, and then by Roger Federer in 2017. Agassi is 2nd of five male singles players to achieve the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era after Rod Laver and before Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and fifth of eight in history, the first of two to achieve the Career Golden Slam, and the only man to win a "Career Super Slam" (all four majors, plus the Olympic gold medal, plus at least one title at the ATP Tour World Championships).
Leftie:
Mathematician Henri Poincaré
More birthdays and historical events today, 29 April - On This Day.
1429 - Seventeen-year-old French peasant Joan of Arc leads a group into the city of Orleans, which has been under siege by the English.
1770 - Captain James Cook lands in Australia, in a cove he names Botany Bay.
1798 - Joseph Haydn's oratorio The Creation is first performed, at Schwarzenberg Palace, Vienna. The first public performance takes place on March 19, 1799.
Enjoy this video of "The heavens are telling" from Franz Josef Haydn's The Creation with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Accessed April 2, 2022.
Historical Events
1429 - Seventeen-year-old French peasant Joan of Arc leads a group into the city of Orleans, which has been under siege by the English.
1770 - Captain James Cook lands in Australia, in a cove he names Botany Bay.
1798 - Joseph Haydn's oratorio The Creation is first performed, at Schwarzenberg Palace, Vienna. The first public performance takes place on March 19, 1799.
Enjoy this video of "The heavens are telling" from Franz Josef Haydn's The Creation with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Accessed April 2, 2022.
English Text of "The heavens are telling" from Haydn's The Creation
Author: Joseph Addison, 1672-1719
1916 - Irish nationalists surrender to the British in Dublin, ending the Easter Rebellion.
1967 - Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title after refusing to join the U.S. Army.
1969 - Jazz musician Duke Ellington is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in America.
1993 -Queen Elizabeth II announces that she will open the doors to Buckingham Palace to the public for the first time. The 8 Pound entry fee is hoped to earn enough money to restore Windsor Castle, damaged by fire the year before.
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 Timestables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikpedia.org.
(c) June 2007. Updated April 2, 2023. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timestables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikpedia.org.
(c) June 2007. Updated April 2, 2023. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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