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MILESTONES: October 15, birthdays for Keyshia Cole, Ginuwine, Anthony Joshua

October 15, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Keyshia Cole. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor VICTOR BANERJEE, who was born in 1946; Duchess of York SARAH FERGUSON, who was born in 1959; actress PAIGE DAVIS, who was born in 1969; former automobile executive LEE IACOCCA, who was born in 1924; singer TITO JACKSON, who was born in 1953; actress TANYA ROBERTS, who was born in 1955; director PENNY JACKSON, who was born in 1942; actress LINDA LAVIN, who was born in 1939; Hall of Fame baseball player JIM PALMER, who was born in 1945; and singer KEYSHIA COLE, who was born in 1981.

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FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1844. The influential, controversial and often misunderstood philosopher was born in Rocken, Germany. Especially remembered for his declaration that “God is dead.” Major works include “Thus Spake Zarathustra,” “Beyond Good and Evil” and “The Genealogy of Morals.” He died in Germany in 1900, a decade after suffering a mental breakdown.

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“I LOVE LUCY” PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1951. This enormously popular sitcom, TV’s first smash hit, starred the real-life husband-and-wife team of Cuban actor/bandleader Desi Arnaz and talented redheaded actress/comedienne Lucille Ball. They played Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, a New York bandleader and his aspiring actress/homemaker wife, who was always scheming to get on stage. Famous actors guest-starred on the show, including Harpo Marx, Rock Hudson, William Holden, Hedda Hopper and John Wayne. This was the first sitcom to be filmed live before a studio audience, and it did extremely well in the ratings both the first time around and in reruns. The last telecast ran Sept. 24, 1961.

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MATA HARI WAS EXECUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1917. Possibly history’s most famous spy, Mata Hari was an exotic dancer in Paris who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She refused a blindfold and threw a kiss to the firing squad at her execution.

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MICHEL FOUCAULT WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1926. The famed philosopher and social theorist was born in France. His theories primarily addressed the relationship between power and knowledge. He died in Paris in 1984.

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

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One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, who was born on this day in 1844

 

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