July 27, birthdays for Alex Rodriguez, Jordan Spieth, Taylor Schilling

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July 27, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Alex Rodriguez celebrates his birthday today.

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 209th day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1885, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “O’Shea, the Wife Murderer, Sent up for Life.”

The article focused on the sentencing of Thomas O’Shea, also known as the Piper.

“Judge Moore, after briefly recapitulating the various steps taken in O’Shea’s case since the commission of the murder, concluded with, ‘There is but one punishment prescribed by the law for such crimes as that with which you are charged… You must pass the remainder of your life within the state prison of Sing Sing,’” the Eagle reported. “O’Shea walked back to the pen without exhibiting the least trace of emotion.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU, who was born in 1970; sportscaster and former Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater PEGGY GALE FLEMING, who was born in 1948; singer and songwriter BOBBIE GENTRY, who was born in 1942; gymnast COURTNEY KUPETS, who was born in 1986; TV scriptwriter and producer NORMAN LEAR, who was born in 1922; singer and actress MAUREEN MCGOVERN, who was born in 1949; actor JULIAN MCMAHON, who was born in 1968; actor JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS, who was born in 1977; baseball player ALEX RODRIGUEZ, who was born in New York City in 1975; actress and comedian MAYA RUDOLPH, who was born in 1972; actress TAYLOR SCHILLING, who was born in 1984; golfer JORDAN SPIETH, who was born in 1993; director and actress BETTY THOMAS, who was born in 1948; and actor JERRY VAN DYKE, who was born in 1931.

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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of State was founded on this day in 1789. The first presidential cabinet department, called the Department of Foreign Affairs, was established by Congress. Later, the name was changed to its current title.

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BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK will host Larry Harlow as part of its Bridge Grooves series tonight at 7 p.m. at the Harbor View Lawn. Harlow and DJ Ray Suave will team up for the concert. For more information, visit brooklynbridgepark.org.

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BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK will host a Wednesday Night Tour titled “Lichen and Moss” tonight at 6:30 p.m. beginning at the Pier 1 entrance. The park’s gardener, Kim Cass, will lead the tour, which will showcase the park’s biodiversity. For more information, visit brooklynbridgepark.org.

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

“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don’t collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don’t really mean anything.” — Norman Lear, who was born on this day in 1922.