Birthdays
1804 - Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Russian composer considered the "Father of Russian music", famous for his opera A Life for the Tsar. He was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. (See Glinka's featured music below.)
1926 - Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson), American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's changing attitudes towards sexuality. She was a top-billed actress for only a decade, but her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2019) by the time of her death in 1962. She continues to be a major popular culture icon.
1926 - Andy Samuel Griffith, American actor, comedian, television producer.He was also a Southern gospel singer and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, and his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in the film A Face in the Crowd before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock.
1930 - Edward Woodward, OBE, English actor and singer. He began his career on stage after graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic arts. Throughout his career, he appeared in productions in both the West End of London and on Broadway in New York City. He came to wider attention from 1967 in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan, earning him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
1937 - Colleen McCullough, AO (married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson), Australian novelist, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and The Ladies of Missalonghi, the latter of which was involved in a plagiarism controversy.
1941 - Edo de Waart, Dutch conductor. His recording catalog encompasses such labels as Philips and orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. In January 2001, he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society and the advancement of music" and in May 2005, he was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia "for service to Australia, particularly as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra". He is a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. (Chopin Piano Concerto No 2 in F, with Stephen Hough (pianist), Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart (conductor). Uploaded by mahavishnu1001. Accessed June 1, 2017.)
1972 - Daniel Casey, English actor, best known for playing DS Gavin Troy, the original sidekick of DCI Tom Barnaby, for the first six seasons of the long-running television series Midsomer Murders.
1974 - Alanis Morisette, Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice, she began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two mildly successful dance-pop albums.
Lefties:
Actress Marilyn Monroe
More birthdays and historical events today, 1 June - On This Day.
Featured Music:
Mikhail Glinka's A Life for the Tsar (Finale), with Mikhailovsky Theatre orchestra and choir, March 6, 2013, State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
1831 - James Clark Ross discovers the position of the North magnetic Pole, on the Boothia Peninsula.
1943 - Actor Leslie Howard, actor of Gone with the Wind and Brief Encounter films, is killed when a civilian flight from Lisbon to London is shot down by the Germans during World War II.
1958 - Charles de Gaulle is brought out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months in a time of national crisis. He holds office for 10 years.
1967 - The Beatles singing group release their most famous album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
1979 - As the Government of Bishop Muzorewa takes power, 90 years of white rule in rhodesia come to an end, ousting Prime Minister Ian Smith and changing the country's name to Zimbabwe.
2001 - Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal massacres his family during a royal dinner. All were slain by Prince Dipendra who had argued with his family over his choice of bride. He then shoot himself and died 30 hours later. The King's middle brother, Prince Gyanendra, succeeded him to the throne. The succession precipitated a steady worsening in Nepal's political problems and stability.
Mikhail Glinka's A Life for the Tsar (Finale), with Mikhailovsky Theatre orchestra and choir, March 6, 2013, State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Historical Events
1831 - James Clark Ross discovers the position of the North magnetic Pole, on the Boothia Peninsula.
1943 - Actor Leslie Howard, actor of Gone with the Wind and Brief Encounter films, is killed when a civilian flight from Lisbon to London is shot down by the Germans during World War II.
1958 - Charles de Gaulle is brought out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months in a time of national crisis. He holds office for 10 years.
1967 - The Beatles singing group release their most famous album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
1979 - As the Government of Bishop Muzorewa takes power, 90 years of white rule in rhodesia come to an end, ousting Prime Minister Ian Smith and changing the country's name to Zimbabwe.
2001 - Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal massacres his family during a royal dinner. All were slain by Prince Dipendra who had argued with his family over his choice of bride. He then shoot himself and died 30 hours later. The King's middle brother, Prince Gyanendra, succeeded him to the throne. The succession precipitated a steady worsening in Nepal's political problems and stability.
Video Credit:
Glinka. Life for the Tzar. Finale. М.И. Глинка. Финал ("Славься") из оперы "Жизнь за Царя" YouTube, uploaded by Alexey Karabanov. Accessed June 1, 2017
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.org
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.
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