Oct. 15, birthdays for Penny Marshall, Tito Jackson, Jim Palmer

Brooklyn Today

October 15, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Legendary director Penny Marshall celebrates her birthday today.

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Good afternoon, Brooklyn. Today is the 288th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1910, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Brooklyn Politicians in Racetrack Scandal.” The article focused on Republican district leaders at the time allegedly handling a “boodle” fund. “Several prominent Brooklyn politicians will be involved in the racetrack bribery scandal when the legislative graft committee resumes its investigation at the City Hall next Wednesday,” the Eagle reported. “The indictment of former Sen. Frank Gardner is declared to be only the beginning of what will eventually be the greatest expose of the methods that were resorted to by the lobbyists at Albany to suppress legislation…”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “A Passage to India” actor Victor Banerjee, who was born in 1946; television personality and actress Paige Davis, who was born in 1969; Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, who was born in 1959; former automobile executive Lee Iacocca, who was born in 1924; singer and musician Tito Jackson, who was born in 1953; Tony Award winner for “Broadway Bound” Linda Lavin, who was born in 1939; New York City-born director of “Big” Penny Marshall, who was born in 1942; and New York City-born Hall of Fame baseball player James Alvin Palmer, who was born in 1945.

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FRIEDRICH WILHELM NIETZSCHE was born on this day in 1844. Nietzsche was a philosopher. He is especially known for his declaration: “God is dead.” He died in 1900.

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“I LOVE LUCY” premiered on this day in 1951. This was the first sitcom to be filmed live before a studio audience. The last telecast ran in 1961.

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JOURNALIST and author Lizzie Stark will be at WORD Bookstore’s Brooklyn branch 7 p.m. today to discuss “Pandora’s DNA.” A book signing is also included in the event.

NEW YORK POWER: An Evening with Joe Cunningham will take place 6:30 p.m. tonight at the New York Transit Museum. The event is free and will feature Cunningham as he discusses his recent book “New York Power.”

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