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October 1, birthdays for Jimmy Carter, Zach Galifianakis, Julie Andrews

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October 1, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/John Bazemore
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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 274th day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1926, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Democrats Begin to Campaign Here on Next Monday.”

The article focused on the beginning of the Democratic rallies in the borough.

“The Democratic campaign in Brooklyn for the reelection of Gov. Al Smith, Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Wagner, candidate for the United States Senate, and the rest on the state and local tickets will open with an old-fashioned, red fire political rally at Prospect Hall,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Emmy Award- and Oscar Award-winning actress and singer JULIE ANDREWS, who was born in 1935; Hall of Fame baseball player ROD CAREW, who was born in 1945; 39th President of the U.S. JIMMY CARTER, who was born in 1924; actor STEPHEN COLLINS, who was born in 1947; actress SARAH DREW, who was born in 1980; comedian and actor ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, who was born in 1969; former baseball player MARK MCGWIRE, who was born in 1963; actor ESAI MORALES, who was born in Brooklyn in 1962; author TIM O’BRIEN, who was born in 1946; hockey player JOHNNY ODUYA, who was born in 1981; actor RANDY QUAID, who was born in 1950; and marathoner GRETE WAITZ, who was born in 1953.

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TODAY MARKS THE start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which was established in 1985 as a way to raise awareness of the disease and encourage early detection practices. For more information, visit www.cancer.org.

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PRATT INSTITUTE will present a closing reception and gallery talk for “Dark City,” an exhibition featuring photography by Lynn Saville, tonight at 6 p.m. at 200 Willoughby Ave. in Clinton Hill. For more information, visit pratt.edu/photography.

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

 


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