July 7, birthdays for Ringo Starr, Pierre Cardin, Lisa Leslie

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July 7, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Rock legend Ringo Starr celebrates his birthday today. AP photo

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 189th day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1911, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “1,000 in a Panic as Steamer Hits Rock Off Coney.”

The article focused on a steamship that crashed just off Coney Island’s shore, causing the thousand passengers to scramble toward land.

“The boat struck some object in the channel — whether it was a rock or a log is not definitely known,” the Eagle reported. “The ship, crowded with passengers on their way from Yonkers or Manhattan to Coney Island or Rockaway Beach, rocked violently, as though some hidden craft under the water had come up and struck against the keel.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress BERENICE BEJO, who was born in 1976; actor BILLY CAMPBELL, who was born in 1959; fashion designer PIERRE CARDIN, who was born in 1922; actress SHELLEY DUVALL, who was born in 1949; actress JORJA FOX, who was born in New York City in 1968; the most decorated U.S. figure skating Olympian MICHELLE KWAN, who was born in 1980; Hall of Fame basketball player LISA LESLIE, who was born in 1972; former hockey player JOE SAKIC, who was born in 1969; former basketball player RALPH LEE SAMPSON, who was born in 1960; composer, conductor and musician DOC SEVERINSEN, who was born in 1927; and The Beatles singer and musician RINGO STARR, who was born in 1940.

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LEROY ROBERT “Satchel” Paige was born on this day in 1906. The Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher was the greatest attraction in the Negro Leagues and was also, at age 42, was the first black pitcher in the American League. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971. He died in 1982.

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THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY of Music’s R&B Festival will present Fatback Band today from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the MetroTech Commons as part of its lunchtime concert series. For more information, visit downtownbrooklyn.com/events.

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BROOKLYN HISTORICAL Society will present Brownstone Brooklyn: Pioneers in the Gentrification Movement tonight at 6:30 p.m. at 128 Pierrepont St. in Brooklyn Heights. Executive Publisher of City Limits, Jarrett Murphy, will moderate a discussion with thought leaders including Suleiman Osman, Walis Johnson and Sandy Hornick. For more information, visit brooklynhistory.org.

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

“Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.” — Satchel Paige, who was born on this day in 1906.