Oct. 30, birthdays for Henry Winkler, Diego Maradona, Heidi Heitkamp

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October 30, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp celebrates her birthday today. AP Photo/Bismarck Tribune, Will Kincaid

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 303rd day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1905, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Four Brooklynites Adrift on a Disabled Yacht.” The article focused on a yacht being stranded due to a disabled steering gear.

“Eight hours spent in the darkness of early morning on a disabled yacht on Long Island Sound, with heavy seas breaking over the rails and only a spluttering ill lamp to guard against being run down by some big steamer, was the experience of four Brooklynites,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include New York City-born author Robert A. Caro, who was born in 1935; “Bye Bye Birdie” actor Dick Gautier, who was born in 1937; “LA Law” actor Harry Hamlin, who was born in 1951; U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), who was born in 1955; “The Longest Yard” actor Ed Lauter, who was born in 1940; Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin, who was born in 1989; soccer coach and former player Diego Armando Maradona, who was born in 1960; New York City-born news correspondent Andrea Mitchell, who was born in 1946; “Glee” actor Matthew Morrison, who was born in 1978; “A Few Good Men” actor Kevin Pollak, who was born in 1958; singer for Jefferson Airplane Grace Slick, who was born in 1939; “American Graffiti” actor Charles Martin Smith, who was born in 1953; former football coach Dick Vermeil, who was born in 1936; and New York City-born actor for “Happy Days” Henry Winkler, who was born in 1945.

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JOHN ADAMS was born on this day in 1735. Adams was the second president of the U.S. and had been George Washington’s vice president. He died on the same day as Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1826.

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“WAR OF THE WORLDS” was broadcasted on this day in 1938. The broadcast was part of a series of radio dramas based on famous novels by Orson Welles. When “War of the Worlds” was read on the radio, near panic resulted when listeners believed the simulated news bulletins, which described a Martian invasion of New Jersey, to be real.

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“IF I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO BE This Beautiful I Never Would Have Let You Go,” by Brooklynite Judy Chicurel, will be featured at BookCourt tonight at 7 p.m. The event features a release party, reading, audience Q&A and book signing.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.