July 10, birthdays for Sofia Vergara, David Dinkins, Jessica Simpson

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July 10, 2015 Rick Buttacavoli

"Modern Family" actress Sofia Vergara celebrates her birthday today.

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 191st day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1949 the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Martyrs’ Monument Repairs Completed.”

The article focused on the finished repairs of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park which had deteriorated from weather.

“[The monument] was constructed…as a memorial to more than 1,200 Revolutionary patriots who died on board the British prison ships anchored in Wallabout Bay,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Hall of Fame baseball player ANDRE DAWSON, who was born in 1954; first black mayor of New York City DAVID DINKINS, who was born in 1927; “12 Years a Slave” actor CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, who was born in 1977; actor RON GLASS, who was born in 1945; “Entourage” actor ADRIAN GRENIER, who was born in Brooklyn in 1976; singer ARLO GUTHRIE, who was born in Brooklyn in 1947; composer JERRY HERMAN, who was born in New York City in 1933; “Lolita” actress SUE LYON, who was born in 1946; Nobel Prize-winning author ALICE MUNRO, who was born in 1931; actor LAWRENCE PRESSMAN, who was born in 1939; author KAREN RUSSELL, who was born in 1981; singer JESSICA SIMPSON, who was born in 1980; “Modern Family” actress SOFIA VERGARA, who was born in 1972; and Hall of Fame tennis player VIRGINIA WADE, who was born in 1945.

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ARTHUR ASHE was born on this day in 1943. Ashe became a legend for his list of firsts as a black tennis player. He won a total of 33 career titles. After his diagnosis, Ashe campaigned and fundraised for AIDS awareness. He died in New York City in 1993.

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MARCEL PROUST, famed French author, was born on this day in 1871. He gained international recognition for his 13-volume masterpiece “A la Recherche du Temps Perdu.” He died in November 1922.

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