May 12, birthdays for Yogi Berra, Jason Biggs, Tony Hawk

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May 12, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Yogi Berra celebrates his 90th birthday today. AP Photo/Ray Howard, File

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 132nd day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1918, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Wanted, A Brooklyn Man Who Can Build Concrete Ships.”

The article focused on a senator imploring that someone come forward to help advance the borough’s concrete shipyard.

“The question, ‘How can Brooklyn get one of the concrete shipyards still to be established?’ was answered last night by Sen. William M. Calder in a ‘brass tacks’ statement that left nothing more to be said,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include composer BURT BACHARACH, who was born in 1929; “The Usual Suspects” actor STEPHEN BALDWIN, who was born in 1966; Hall of Fame baseball player LAWRENCE PETER “YOGI” BERRA, who was born in 1925; “Orange Is the New Black” actor JASON BIGGS, who was born in 1978; “Dead Man’s Burden” actress CLARE BOWEN, who was born in 1989; “How the West Was Won” actor BRUCE BOXLEITNER, who was born in 1951; professional dancer CHERYL BURKE, who was born in 1984; “The Verdict” actress LINDSAY CROUSE, who was born in 1948; “The Breakfast Club” actor EMILIO ESTEVEZ, who was born in 1962; skateboarder TONY HAWK, who was born in 1969; “Melrose Place” actress JAMIE LUNER, who was born in 1971; “The Diary of Anne Frank” actress MILLIE PERKINS, who was born in 1938; “Pulp Fiction” actor VING RHAMES, who was born in 1961; artist FRANK STELLA, who was born in 1936; “Everwood” actress EMILY VANCAMP, who was born in 1986; and singer and musician STEVE WINWOOD, who was born in 1948.

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE was born on this day in 1820. Nightingale was an English nurse and public health activist who contributed perhaps more than any other single person to the development of modern nursing procedures and the dignity of nursing as a profession.

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KATHARINE HEPBURN was born on this day in 1907. Hepburn was an actress most known for her roles in “Morning Glory” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” among others. She was nominated for 12 Oscars throughout her career — and she won four times.

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