Usain Bolt. Grant Pollard/Invision/AP
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include actor and director Melvin Van Peebles, who was born in 1932; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Burton, who was born in 1939; “The Mod Squad” star Clarence Williams III, who was born in 1939; “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” singer Jackie De Shannon, who was born in 1941; “Witness” director Peter Weir, who was born in 1944; “The Bad Seed” star Patty McCormack, who was born in Brooklyn in 1945; “Boston Public” star Loretta Devine, who was born in 1949; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Smith (Journey), who was born in 1954; “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall, who was born in 1956; former N.Y. Giants running back Reuben Droughns, who was born in 1978; sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, who was born in 1986; and “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere, who was born in 1989.
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ROBIN’S NEST: Christopher Robin Milne was born 100 years ago today. He was the inspiration for the character of Christopher Robin in the Winnie-the-Pooh books authored by his father A.A. Milne. Christopher was enamored of Winnipeg the black bear at the London Zoo, and this “Winnie,” along with Milne’s stuffed toy animals (included Eeyore, Piglet and Roo), came to life in a series of beloved books. He died in 1996.
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HAWAII 5-0: President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii to the Union on this day in 1959. The statehood bill had passed the previous March with a stipulation that statehood should be approved by a vote of Hawaiian residents. The referendum passed by a huge margin in June and Hawaii became the 50th state two months later.
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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.
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Quotable:
“Don’t ask me something if you don’t want to know. Because I will tell you.”
— Melvin Van Peebles, who was born on this day in 1932
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