Birthdays
1908 - Leo Rosten, American humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism, and Yiddish lexicography. Rosten is best remembered for his stories about the night-school "prodigy" Hyman Kaplan, written under the pseudonym Leonard Q. Ross. They were published in The New Yorker from 1935 and collected in two volumes. He is also well known for his encyclopedic The Joys of Yiddish, a guide to Yiddish and to Jewish culture including anecdotes and Jewish humor.
1916 - Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Argentine composer and teacher, considered one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Latin America. He grouped his music into three periods: "Objective Nationalism" (1934–1948), "Subjective Nationalism" (1948–1958), and "Neo-Expressionism" (1958–1983). Among other distinguishing features, these periods vary in their use of traditional Argentine musical elements. His Objective Nationalistic works integrate Argentine folk themes in a straightforward fashion, while works in the later periods incorporate traditional elements in increasingly abstracted forms. (Martha Argerich plays Ginastera's "Danza Del Gaucho Matrero", uploaded by kiwibd. Accesed April 11, 2010.)
1939 - Louise Marie Lasser, American actress, television writer, and performing arts teacher and director. She is known for her portrayal of the title character on the soap opera satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. She was married to Woody Allen and appeared in several of his early films. She is also a life member of The Actors Studio and studied with both Sanford Meisner and Robert X. Modica.
Alberto Ginastera's "La Danza de La Moza Donosa" (English: "Dance of the beautiful maiden"), performed on the piano by Daniel Barenboim. YouTube, uploaded by rolddogopiano. Accessed April 11, 2017.
1814 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates the French throne and is exiled in the Isle of Elba.
1868 - Croatia declares independence Japan abolishes the Shogunate, a style of feudal government based around its shogun leaders.
1891 - Antonin Dvorak's Dumky Trio is first performed in Prague, with the composer at the piano.
1957 - Britain agrees to Singapore becoming a self-governed nation, to take effect the following year.
1961 - The Nazi War Crimes Trial begins in Israel, with Adolf Eichmann facing 15 charges of crimes against humanity. Although his lawyer says his client is "free of guilt," in December 1961 Eichmann is found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death by hanging, in May 1962.
1979 - Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, is overthrown.
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.wikipedia.org
Historical Events
1814 - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates the French throne and is exiled in the Isle of Elba.
1868 - Croatia declares independence Japan abolishes the Shogunate, a style of feudal government based around its shogun leaders.
1891 - Antonin Dvorak's Dumky Trio is first performed in Prague, with the composer at the piano.
1957 - Britain agrees to Singapore becoming a self-governed nation, to take effect the following year.
1961 - The Nazi War Crimes Trial begins in Israel, with Adolf Eichmann facing 15 charges of crimes against humanity. Although his lawyer says his client is "free of guilt," in December 1961 Eichmann is found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death by hanging, in May 1962.
1979 - Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator, is overthrown.
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.wikipedia.org
(c) Posted June 2007. Updated April 11, 2023. Tel. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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