Sept. 29, birthdays for Kevin Durant, Bryant Gumbel, Bill Nelson

Brooklyn Today

September 29, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, gets greeted from students at an event at the state Capitol as part of an initiative to battle childhood obesity in Oklahoma City on Friday. It's his birthday today.

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Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 272nd day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1910, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Bricklayers’ Strike Will Stop Building in all the Boroughs.” The article focused on more than 30,000 mechanics who were affected by a conflict at the time between the International Association of Bricklayers and Mason Builders Association. “This completes the rupture between the bricklayers and the employers, and the manifold building operations in the five boroughs of the greater city, as well as in other cities where the local contractors affected have structures in course of erection, have been brought to a temporary standstill,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include New York City-born U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), who was born in 1955; basketball player Kevin Durant, who was born in 1988; “La Dolce Vita” actress Anita Ekberg, who was born in 1931; television journalist Bryant Gumbel, who was born in 1948; former basketball player Hersey R. Hawkins Jr., who was born in 1966; “The Elephant Man” actress Patricia Hodge, who was born in 1946; singer and musician Jerry Lee Lewis, who was born in 1935; “Wish You Were Here” actress Emily Lloyd, who was born in 1970; “Lovejoy” actor Ian McShane, who was born in 1942; U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who was born in 1942; basketball executive John Paxson, who was born in 1960; former soccer player Andriy Shevchenko, who was born in 1976; Polish statesman Lech Walesa, who was born in 1943; and Hall of Fame football player Dave Wilcox, who was born in 1942.

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THE DOW JONES industrial average plunged 778 points during the worldwide financial crisis on this day in 2008. This was the biggest one-day drop in history.

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MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI was born on this day in 1912. Antonioni was a groundbreaking Italian filmmaker. He is known for experimenting with color, cinematography, pacing and narrative structure. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for “Blow-up” and was granted a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1996. He died in 2007.

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MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO Y JUGO was born on this day 150 years ago. He was a poet, novelist, essayist and philosophical leader in Spain. He is famous for his words: “Sometimes, to remain silent is to lie.” He died in 1936.

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