Dec. 2, birthdays for Britney Spears, Aaron Rodgers, Harry Reid

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December 2, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Mike Roemer

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 336th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1911, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Didn’t Kidnap His Son, E. Howard O’Flyn Says: Former Brooklyn Man, Now of Stamford, Conn., Denies Albany Story.”

The article focused on a former Brooklynite who was accused of kidnapping his 5-year-old son in Albany.

“Considerable mystery has developed concerning the so-called kidnapping of the 5-year-old son of E. Howard O’Flyn…” the Eagle reported. “‘The stories from Albany are not true,’ [O’Flyn] said. ‘I have not kidnapped my son.’”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “The Tortilla Curtain” author T. Coraghessan Boyle, who was born in in 1948; “Frasier” actor Dan Butler, who was born in 1954; “Breaking Away” actor Dennis Christopher, who was born in 1955; “Downton Abbey” actor Brendan Coyle, who was born in 1963; “That’s Incredible” actress Cathy Lee Crosby, who was born in 1948; singer Nelly Furtado, who was born in 1978; former figure skater Randy Gardner, who was born in 1958; “East of Eden” actress Julie Harris, who was born in 1925; “Elementary” actress Lucy Liu, who was born in Queens in 1967; “State of Wonder” author Ann Patchett, who was born in 1963; “20/20” anchor Stone Phillips, who was born in 1954; U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who was born in 1939; football player Aaron Rodgers, who was born in 1983; Gov. Rick Scott (Florida), who was born in 1952; Hall of Fame tennis player Monica Seles, who was born in 1973; singer Britney Spears, who was born in 1981; and artist and photographer William Wegman, who was born in 1943.

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SAM ROBERTS: History of New York in 101 Objects will take place at the Central Library’s Dweck Center today from 7 to 9 p.m. Roberts, of The New York Times, will tell the story of America’s great metropolis through 101 distinctive objects. Visit bklynlibrary.com for more information.

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