MILESTONES: October 12, birthdays for Hugh Jackman, Josh Hutcherson, Tyler Blackburn
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include singer and actress SUSAN ANTON, who was born in 1950; actor CARLOS BERNARD, who was born in 1962; actor TYLER BLACKBURN, who was born in 1986; actor KIRK CAMERON, who was born in 1970; actor JOSH HUTCHERSON, who was born in 1992; actor HUGH JACKMAN, who was born in 1968; former track athlete MARION JONES, who was born in 1975; sportscaster and former baseball player TONY KUBEK, who was born in 1935; actor ADAM RICH, who was born in Brooklyn in 1968; and TV anchor and political commentator CHRIS WALLACE, who was born in 1947.
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LUCIANO PAVAROTTI WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1935. Pavarotti made opera accessible for a wide audience and was the most popular tenor of his time. He was known for his perfect tone, especially in the highest ranges. A regular performer at the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan for decades, he brought his music to a wider audience in the 1980s and ’90s by performing as one of the Three Tenors. He, along with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, crossed into mainstream pop music with TV appearances and nationwide tours and sold millions of records. A philanthropist, Pavarotti was active in raising funding and awareness for many humanitarian causes. Widely considered to be the best bel canto singer of the 20th century, he died in 2007.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.