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June 17, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Kendrick Lamar celebrates his birthday today. Stock photo

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 167th day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Venus Williams and Kendrick Lamar, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1947, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published a front-page article titled “Subway Cop Kills Western Badman in Duel in Station.”

The article focused on a gunbattle that erupted after a man held up a cab and ran into a Manhattan subway station.

“Police said the Idaho gunman fired four shots. All missed. John Keegan, an ex-Army officer, pulled the trigger twice. Lacasse died as both bullets struck him,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include fashion designer TORY BURCH, who was born in 1966; actor THOMAS HADEN CHURCH, who was born in 1960; former Pennsylvania Gov. TOM CORBETT, who was born in 1949; comedian and actor WILL FORTE, who was born in 1970; retired U.S. Army Gen. TOMMY R. FRANKS, who was born in 1945; former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives NEWT GINGRICH, who was born in 1943; Olympic speed skater and sportscaster DAN JANSEN, who was born in 1965; actor GREG KINNEAR, who was born in 1963; Grammy Award-winning actor KENDRICK LAMAR, who was born in 1987; actor MARK LINN-BAKER, who was born in 1953; singer and songwriter BARRY MANILOW, who was born in Brooklyn in 1946; comedian JOE PISCOPO, who was born in 1951; and tennis player VENUS WILLIAMS, who was born in 1980.

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RALPH BELLAMY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1904. The American actor appeared in more than 100 films and was best known for his stage and film portrayals of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a founder of the Screen Actors Guild and the president of Actors’ Equity. Bellamy was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 1987. He died in 1991 in California.

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IGOR FYODOROVICH STRAVINSKY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1882. The Russian composer and author is best known for the ballets “The Firebird,” “Petrushka” and “The Rite of Spring.” Stravinsky died in New York in 1971.

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JOHN WESLEY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1703. He and his brother Charles were the founders of Methodism. Wesley died in 1791 in England.

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

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“I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.” — composer Igor Stravinsky, who was born on this day in 1882