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March 23, birthdays for Chaka Khan, Mo Farah, Jason Kidd

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March 23, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Chaka Khan celebrates her birthday today. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
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Greetings, Brooklyn.  Today is the 81st day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Chaka Khan and Perez Hilton, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1953, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Thugs Irritated at Small Take, Strip Victim.”

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The article focused on two robbers who weren’t satisfied with their victim’s small sum of money.

“The pair searched his pockets, Kamanowitz told police, and were disappointed at the $2.20 they found there. One of the thugs hit Kamanowitz in the face, and then they stripped him of his overcoat, sports coat and shoes. In his stockinged feet, the victim took a cab home,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include comedian and actor LOUIE ANDERSON, who was born in 1953; record-breaking distance runner DR. ROGER BANNISTER, who was born in 1929; Olympic runner MO FARAH, who was born in 1983; actor RICHARD GRIECO, who was born in 1965; gossip columnist and blogger PEREZ HILTON, who was born in 1978; singer CHAKA KHAN, who was born in 1953; former basketball player JASON KIDD, who was born in 1973; Tony Award-winning actress AMANDA PLUMMER, who was born in 1957; and actress KERI RUSSELL, who was born in 1976.

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TODAY IS NATIONAL PUPPY DAY. It is a day to celebrate puppies for all the joy they bring to our lives. This day also seeks to educate the public about the horrors of puppy mills and to encourage adoption.

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AKIRA KUROSAWA WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1910. Considered one of the greatest film directors of all time, he is best known for “Rashomon,” “The Seven Samurai,” “Kagemusha” and “Ran.” Kurosawa served as the ambassador of Japanese cinema to the West. He died in Japan in 1998.

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BARNEY CLARK DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1983. Barney Clark died after living almost 112 days with an artificial heart. The heart, made of polyurethane plastic and aluminum, was implanted in Clark at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City in 1982. Clark was the first person ever to receive a permanent artificial heart. Clark was 62 when he died.

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JOAN CRAWFORD WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1904. She became a Hollywood star with her performance in “Our Dancing Daughters” and won an Oscar in 1945 for her role in “Mildred Pierce.” Events of Crawford’s life are chronicled in “Mommie Dearest.” Her other films include “The Women,” “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and “Twelve Miles Out.” She died in New York in 1977.

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TODAY IS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY. It is an international day observed by meteorological services throughout the world and by the organizations of the U.N. system. Each year a different meteorological theme is chosen. This year’s is “Understanding Clouds.”

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

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“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.” — the late Akira Kurosawa, who was born on this day in 1910


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