July 26, birthdays for Kevin Spacey, Mick Jagger, Jeremy Piven

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July 26, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Kevin Spacey celebrates his birthday today. AP photo

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 208th day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1939, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “50 Sleuths Put on Slayers’ Trail.”

The article focused on 50 detectives who were assigned the job of tracking down four gunmen who shot and killed a man in front of his Bronx home.

“…after more than 24 hours of activity police officials admitted today they were puzzled about the motive in the case and that they were without suspects,” the Eagle reported. “…they ridiculed a story that the assassins had mistaken [the man] for Ike Luckman, a fugitive wanted in connection with the famous Drukman murder case in Brooklyn.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress KATE BECKINSALE, who was born in 1973; Oscar Award-winning actor SANDRA BULLOCK, who was born in 1964; actress SUSAN GEORGE, who was born in 1950; The Rolling Stones singer MICK JAGGER, who was born in 1943; Oscar Award-winning actress HELEN MIRREN, who was born in 1946; actress TAYLOR MOMSEN, who was born in 1993; actor JEREMY PIVEN, who was born in New York City in 1964; Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor KEVIN SPACEY, who was born in 1959; and actor CRESS WILLIAMS, who was born in 1970.

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ALDOUS HUXLEY was born on this day in 1894. The English author, satirist, mystic and philosopher is best known for his works “Brave New World” and “Point Counter Point.” He died in 1963.

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STANLEY KUBRICK was born on this day in 1928. The American filmmaker, who was born in the Bronx, started out in photography at the age of 16. His film credits include “Dr. Strangelove,” “Full Metal Jacket” and “The Shining.” Kubrick’s final film, “Eyes Wide Shut,” was released posthumously in the summer of 1999. He died in March of that year.

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THE U.S. ARMY first desegregated on this day in 1944. During WWII, the Army ordered desegregation of its training camp facilities. Later the same year, black platoons were assigned to white companies in a tentative step toward integration of the battlefield. However, it was not until after the war — July 26, 1948 — that President Harry Truman signed an order officially integrating the armed forces.

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

“I feel it’s a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling to send the elevator back down and give others a helpful lift.” — Kevin Spacey, who was born on this day in 1959

“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” — Aldous Huxley, who was born on this day in 1894