Brooklyn Today: Aug. 2, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 215th day of the year. On this day in 1901, a man, his son and his daughter were killed during a fire in a brownstone at 370 Gold St. Firemen were reportedly not able to get in. “Coroner” (no last name given), blamed the misfortune on the fact that the house was a “firetrap” without any fire escapes. The city administration vowed to search for other old firetraps and bring them up to code.
Well-known people who were born today include writer-director Wes Craven (“Nightmare on Elm Street”), actor Peter O’Toole (“Lawrence of Arabia,” “Beckett”), actress Mary-Louise Parker (“Fried Green Tomatoes”) and actress Joanna Cassidy (“Buffalo Bill).
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