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July 22, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Singer Selena Gomez celebrates her birthday today. AP photo

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 203rd day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1910, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Victim May Become Insane.”

The article focused on the aftermath of a brawl between two men that took place at a saloon in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

“It is alleged that Yung referred to a dog owned by Brett as a ‘mutt’ and that trouble followed,” the Eagle reported. “Brett, according to the complaint against him, knocked Yung down. Yung’s head struck the stone floor when he fell and he became unconscious … The hospital staff refused to commit themselves to the statement as to whether Yung would lose his reason or not…”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor ORSON BEAN, who was born in 1928; actress IRENE BEDARD, who was born in 1967; comedian, director and actor ALBERT BROOKS, who was born in 1947; Hall of Fame football player TIM BROWN, who was born in 1966; actor WILLEM DAFOE, who was born in 1955; racecar driver SCOTT DIXON, who was born in 1980; politician BOB DOLE, who was born in 1923; actor ROB ESTES, who was born in 1963; actor DANNY GLOVER, who was born in 1947; singer and actress SELENA GOMEZ, who was born in 1992; Grammy Award-winning musician and singer for The Eagles DON HENLEY, who was born in 1947; actor RHYS IFANS, who was born in 1967; sportscaster and former football player KEYSHAWN JOHNSON, who was born in 1972; actor JOSH LAWSON, who was born in 1981; actor and performer JOHN LEGUIZAMO, who was born in 1964; Hall of Fame soccer player KRISTINE LILLY, who was born in New York City in 1971; film score composer ALAN MENKEN, who was born in 1949; singer and actor BOBBY SHERMAN, who was born in 1945; actor and comedian DAVID SPADE, who was born in 1965; actor TERENCE STAMP, who was born in 1939; R&B singer KEITH SWEAT, who was born in New York City in 1961; and game show host ALEX TREBEK, who was born in 1940.

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JOHN DILLINGER was killed on this day in 1934. The bank robber, murderer and prison escapee was the first person to receive the FBI’s appellation “Public Enemy No. 1.” After nine years in prison, Dillinger traveled through the Midwest, leaving a path of violent crimes. He was killed in Illinois by FBI agents as he left Chicago’s Biograph movie theater.

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BROOKLYN GREENWAY Initiative (BGI) will host the eighth annual bicycle journey The Epic Ride this Saturday from Greenpoint to Riis Park Beach. Riders will pedal through city, state and national parks and take in spectacular bridge and city views along the Brooklyn Waterfront and Jamaica Bay Greenways. The Epic After Party will take place at the Riis Beach Bazaar following the ride, with live music, food and drinks. Proceeds will benefit BGI. For more information, visit epicride.nyc.

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SOUTH SLOPE Summer Stroll No. 2 will take place this Saturday with South Brooklyn Shakespeare presenting its full production of “Twelfth Night.” Guests should bring blankets and chairs. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. at 629 Fifth Ave. For more information, visit parkslopefifthavenuebid.com.

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

“Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.” — Albert Brooks, who was born on this day in 1947.