Oct. 7, birthdays for Vladimir Putin, Simon Cowell, Joy Behar

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October 7, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Russian leader Vladimir Putin celebrates his birthday today.

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Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 280th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1910, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Sen. Burlingame Beaten at Riotous Convention.” The article focused on a senatorial convention in Flatbush.
“Naval Officer Frederick J. H. Kracke, as chairman of the most riotous convention held in Brooklyn in years, managed to accomplish the defeat of Sen. Alvah W. Burlingame Jr. for renomination on the Republican ticket last night…” the Eagle reported. “For three hours and more Kracke banged the gavel, knocking over the water pitcher, loosening the head of the gavel, and fighting all the time to force his rulings upon the convention.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “The Following” actor Shawn Ashmore, who was born in 1979; poet and dramatist Amiri Baraka, who was born in 1934; Brooklyn-born comedienne Joy Behar, who was born in 1943; singer Toni Braxton, who was born in 1967; television producer and personality Simon Cowell, who was born in 1959; conductor Charles Dutoit, who was born in 1936; novelist for “Schindler’s Ark” Thomas Keneally, who was born in 1935; cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in 1955; singer and songwriter John Mellencamp, who was born in 1951; retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver Laurence North, who was born in 1943; President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who was born in 1952; and South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was born in 1931.

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CAESAR RODNEY was born on this day in 1728. Rodney was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He died in 1784.

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“LITTLE FAILURE,” by Gary Shteyngart, will be featured at 7 p.m. tonight at BookCourt. The event features a release party, reading, audience Q&A and book signing.

STOMP, CLAP & SING with Bilingual Birdies, a bonding experience for parents and young kids, will take place from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. today at Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center at the Central branch. Children up to 5 years old are invited to attend.

BRIC BIENNIAL, a free exhibition intended to present the works of emerging and mid-career visual artists, will take place at 10 a.m. today in Fort Greene’s BRIC Arts Media House.

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