Feb. 20, birthdays for Rihanna, Charles Barkley, Mitch McConnell

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February 20, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Rihanna celebrates her birthday today. AP Photo/Starpix, Kristina Bumphrey

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ON THIS DAY in 1910, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Commits 2 Murders and Attempts Suicide Before a Saloon Bar.”

The article focused on a man who shot his brother and father-in-law at a saloon, leading to a wild chase after the shooter’s failed suicide attempt.

“As the result of domestic trouble, John G. Gargan, 26 years old, killed his brother … and father-in-law … in the saloon of Joseph Kees at Marcy and Lexington avenues,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include sportscaster Charles Barkley, who was born in 1963; “Secrets and Lies” actress Brenda Blethyn, who was born in 1946; former Prime Minister of Britain Gordon Brown, who was born in 1951; model and actress Cindy Crawford, who was born in 1966; “Peter Pan” actress Sandy Duncan, who was born in 1946; “Men Behaving Badly” actor Ron Eldard, who was born in 1963; hockey executive Philip Anthony Esposito, who was born in 1942; basketball player Stephon Marbury, who was born in 1977; U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ken.), who was born in 1942; “Cover-Up” actress Jennifer O’Neill, who was born in 1948; Oscar Award-winning actor for “Lilies of the Field” Sidney Poitier, who was born in 1927; singer Rihanna, who was born in 1988; folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie, who was born in 1941; newspaper heiress, kidnap victim and actress Patty Hearst Shaw, who was born in 1954; “3rd Rock from the Sun” actor French Stewart, who was born in 1964; “Rich Man, Poor Man” actor Peter Strauss, who was born in 1947; “Six Feet Under” actress Lili Taylor, who was born in 1967; auto racer Robert William Unser, who was born in 1934; fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt, who was born in 1924; baseball player Justin Verlander, who was born in 1983; and singer Nancy Wilson, who was born in 1937.

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THE PISCES astronomical zodiac period begins today.

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS died on this day in 1895. Douglass was an American journalist, orator and antislavery leader. His original name before his escapes from slavery was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.

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A LUNAR NEW YEAR event will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the Prospect Park Zoo. Events include meet the sheep opportunities at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.; puppet shows at 1 and 3 p.m.; a scavenger hunt from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and more.

THE OPENING RECEPTION for “Stations of the Cross” will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Episcopal Church of St. Luke and Matthew (520 Clinton Ave.).

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