Brooklyn Boro

July 28, birthdays for Soulja Boy, Dana White, Scott Pelley

Brooklyn Today

July 28, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Rapper and musician Soulja Boy celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Branden Camp
Share this:

Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 210th day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1918, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Seaplane Hits Boat as it Rises Off Bay; Kills Gustav Kobbe.”

The article focused on a well-known art critic who was killed as he was sailing his boat in Bay Shore.

“In a small boat Mr. Kobbe was enjoying a sail alone, watching the numerous airplanes from the Bay Shore Naval Air Station soar overhead,” the Eagle reported. “A plane spinning along the water nearby attempted to rise in the direction of the little sailboat and either miscalculating the distance or not seeing the lone sailor drove his machine directly into the boat… Mr. Kobbe was killed instantly…”

****

NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include former senator and Hall of Fame basketball player BILL BRADLEY, who was born in 1943; rapper and musician SOULJA BOY, who was born in 1990; architect and engineer SANTIAGO CALATRAVA, who was born in 1951; “Garfield” cartoonist JIM DAVIS, who was born in 1945; basketball player MANU GINOBILI, who was born in 1977; actor DARRYL HICKMAN, who was born in 1931; actress LINDA KELSEY, who was born in 1946; actress LORI LOUGHLIN, who was born in 1964; journalist and broadcaster SCOTT PELLEY, who was born in 1957; actress SALLY STRUTHERS, who was born in 1948; and UFC President DANA WHITE, who was born in 1969.

****

HUGO CHAVEZ was born on this day in 1954. Chavez served as president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. While still serving in the Army, Chavez began collaborating with leftist insurgents. Though an abortive coup landed him in prison, it afforded him national attention, which eventually brought him to electoral victory. As president, Chavez instituted a program of economic centralization and increased military strength. He also became the principal antagonist of the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere, repeatedly taunting U.S. leaders in his public statements.

****

JACQUELINE Kennedy Onassis was born on this day in 1929. The widow of John F. Kennedy later married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Socrated Onassis, and was a widely admired and respected first lady. She died in 1994 in New York City.

****

JACQUES PICCARD was born on this day in 1922. The Oceanographer and explorer was the son of famed record-setting hot air balloon adventurer Auguste Piccard, and helped his father to develop technology that enabled him to explore the deepest parts of the ocean. Using buoyancy techniques, he created a submersible called a bathyscaphe that he used in 1960 to explore the Challenger Deep section of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. This record-setting dive of nearly seven miles remains the deepest dive ever successfully attempted. He also built the first tourist submarine. He died in 2008.

****

THE BRIC CELEBRATE Brooklyn! Festival will host Brooklyn-based singer Gregory Porter for a concert tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Prospect Park Bandshell. The event will also feature an opening performance by Marcus Strickland and his band Twi-Life. For more information, visit bricartsmedia.org.

****

BROOKLYN BRIDGE Park will host a screening of “It Happened One Night” tonight at 6 p.m. at the Harbor View Lawn as part of its Movies with a View series. The event will begin with a set by DJ Isis Swaby and a showing of the short film “Trash Cat.” For more information, visit brooklynbridgepark.org.

****

BROOKLYN HISTORICAL Society will host “Brooklyn Screams for Ice Cream!” tonight at 7 p.m. at 128 Pierrepont St. Some of the borough’s top ice cream makers will join the event for a look at the history, mechanics and future of ice cream cones, sundaes and sandwiches in Brooklyn. It will be moderated by historic gastronomist Sarah Lohman and will feature Ample Hills, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream and ice cream historian Laura Weiss. Tastings are included. For more information, visit brooklynhistory.org.

****

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

“Good morning is a contradiction of terms.” — Jim Davis, who was born on this day in 1945.

 

Subscribe to our newsletters


Leave a Comment


Leave a Comment