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April 3, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Actor Alec Baldwin celebrates his birthday today. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 93rd day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Alec Baldwin and Brooklyn-born Eddie Murphy, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1950, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Last-Gasp Scream Saves the Lives of Mother, Infant.”

The article focused on a mother and her son who narrowly escaped a gas leak.

“Mrs. Arini, police reported, collapsed in the bedroom of the four-room apartment but got up and went to the kitchen, where she found the baby almost overcome. She picked up the child and made her way to the living room, where she collapsed again. It was then that she summoned her strength, went to the window and screamed,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor ALEC BALDWIN, who was born in 1958; actor JAMIE BAMBER, who was born in 1973; actress AMANDA BYNES, who was born in 1986; singer and actress DORIS DAY, who was born in 1924; journalist MAX FRANKEL, who was born in 1930; actress JENNIE GARTH, who was born in 1972; anthropologist JANE GOODALL, who was born in 1934; singer LEONA LEWIS, who was born in 1985; writer, actor and director JONATHAN LYNN, who was born in 1943; actress MARSHA MASON, who was born in 1942; comedian EDDIE MURPHY, who was born in Brooklyn in 1961; singer WAYNE NEWTON, who was born in 1942; singer TONY ORLANDO, who was born in 1942; Hall of Fame hockey player BERNIE PARENT, who was born in 1945; Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor DAVID HYDE PIERCE, who was born in 1959; actor ADAM SCOTT, who was born in 1973; actress COBIE SMULDERS, who was born in 1982; and Olympic skier PICABO STREET, who was born in 1971.

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MARLON BRANDO WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1924. Perhaps the most influential film actor of his generation, his powerful performances in “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951) and “Viva Zapata!” (1952) established his presence as a star, and “On the Waterfront” (1953) earned him an Academy Award. Later films included “Last Tango in Paris” (1972) and “Apocalypse Now” (1979), but he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Vito Corleone in “The Godfather” (1972), for which he won his second Oscar. Brando died in 2004 in California.

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HENRY LUCE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1898. The American editor and publisher was born to missionary parents in Penglai, China. He built his publishing empire with Time, Fortune, Life and Sports Illustrated. Luce was also involved in broadcasting. He died in Arizona in 1967.

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WASHINGTON IRVING WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1783. The American author, attorney and onetime U.S. minister to Spain was the creator of “Rip van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” He was also the author of many historical and biographical works, including “A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus” and the “Life of Washington.” Irving died in New York in 1859.

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THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BHS) WILL HOST A SCREENING OF “Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans” tonight at 6:30 p.m. Brooklyn hockey fans cheered when the Islanders moved to Barclays, but few realized that the borough was home to an earlier, little-known professional hockey team named the Brooklyn Americans. The premiere of director/producer Dale Morrisey’s new documentary about this forgotten story will be followed by a talk back with MSG sportscaster Stan Fischler and New York Times hockey reporter Allan Kreda.

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

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“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.” — author Washington Irving, who was born on this day in 1783