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April 20, birthdays for Don Mattingly, Miranda Kerr, Carmen Electra

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April 20, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Former Yankees great and current Dodgers manager Don Mattingly celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Alex Gallardo
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ON THIS DAY in 1914, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Brooklyn Militia Ready for War Call.”

The article focused on a colonel announcing preparations in the case of a call to battle.

“Col. John H. Foote, commanding the Fourteenth Regiment, which did most of the fighting for Brooklyn among the militia regiments in the Civil War, spoke enthusiastically of the preparedness of his command this morning when informed of the ominous state of affairs in relation to Mexico,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include skydiver and daredevil FELIX BAUMGARTNER, who was born in 1969; “Baywatch” actress CARMEN ELECTRA, who was born in 1973; “Back to the Future” actor CRISPIN GLOVER, who was born in 1964; basketball player DANNY GRANGER, who was born in 1983; model MIRANDA KERR, who was born in 1983; multiple Oscar Award-winning actress JESSICA LANGE, who was born in 1949; “Brotherly Love” actor JOEY LAWRENCE, who was born in 1976; actor, writer and director DAVID LELAND, who was born in 1947; former baseball player Don Mattingly, who was born in 1961; “Soul Train” actor SHEMAR MOORE, who was born in 1970; “Love Story” actor RYAN O’NEAL, who was born in 1941; football coach and former player STEVE SPURRIER, who was born in 1945; and former Associate Justice of the U.S. JOHN PAUL STEVENS, who was born in 1920.

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THE TAURUS astronomical zodiac period starts today and lasts through May 20.

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FORCE MAJEURE, an eclectic variety show, will take place tonight at 9 p.m. at the Cobra Club in Bushwick. This month’s lineup includes hula hooper Miss Saturn, “vocal acrobat” Zero Boy, character comic Chris Rozzi and handbalancer Gretchen Ernst, among others. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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

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