March 20, birthdays for Spike Lee, Carl Reiner, Bobby Orr

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March 20, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Ex-Brooklynite Spike Lee celebrates his birthday today. AP photo

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 79th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1916, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Sisters As Sleuths Lay Burglar Trap; Land Old Jail Bird.”

The article focused on two sisters who teamed up to catch a burglar at their next-door neighbor’s house.

“Two sisters who played detective last night were the means of catching a man with a police record, who had forced his way into the home of Edward J. Maguire … for the purpose of robbery,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Oscar Award-winning actress for “The Piano” HOLLY HUNTER, who was born in 1958; “Too Big to Fail” actor WILLIAM HURT, who was born in 1950; director, producer, writer and former Brooklynite SPIKE LEE, who was born in 1957; “Barney Miller” actor HAL LINDEN, who was born in 1931; 18th Prime Minister of Canada BRIAN MULRONEY, who was born in 1939; Hall of Fame hockey player ROBERT GORDON ORR, who was born in 1948; “The Dick Van Dyke Show” actor CARL REINER, who was born in 1922; basketball coach PATRICK JAMES RILEY, who was born in 1945; “Black Widow” actress THERESA RUSSELL, who was born in 1957; Harry Potter films actor DAVID THEWLIS, who was born in 1963; soccer player FERNANDO TORRES, who was born in 1984; Olympic snowboarder LOUIS VITO, who was born in 1988; and producer and director PAUL JUNGER WITT, who was born in 1943.

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HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring begins today with the vernal equinox at 6:45 p.m. Today in the Southern Hemisphere, it is the first day of autumn.

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FRED ROGERS was born on this day in 1928. Rogers is most known for the children’s television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” which ran until Rogers’ death in 2003. He authored a number of books and won dozens of awards, including Emmys and Peabodys.

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A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT, “Together/Far Apart: Love Hustle,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Irondale Center (85 South Oxford St.). The performance is part of the Women Center Stage Festival and features artists performing vignettes that reflect on art, family and how the two converge. Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for student and seniors.

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