“The occasion was the 30th anniversary of a dinner at the Hotel Bossert, at which parents of Dr. Kerr’s little patients presented him with a bronze statue of ‘Winged Victory’ by Barrius, French sculptor,” the Eagle reported. “The statue still stands in the doctor’s reception room with an engraved plate reading, ‘Le Grand Kerr, M.D., whose masterful skill has been life and health to our children – presented by grateful parents, November 1, 1916.’”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include musician ADAM ANT, who was born in 1954; actor KEN BERRY, who was born in 1933; actress KATE CAPSHAW, who was born in 1953; former Massachusetts Gov. MICHAEL DUKAKIS, who was born in 1933; US Sen. MAZIE HIRONO, who was born in 1947; football player COLIN KAEPERNICK, who was born in 1987; actress KATHY KINNEY, who was born in 1954; actor DOLPH LUNDGREN, who was born in 1959; comedian DENNIS MILLER, who was born in 1953; Olympic figure skater EVGENY PLUSHENKO, who was born in 1982; comedienne and actress ROSEANNE BARR, who was born in 1953; sportscaster and former football player PHILIP SIMMS, who was born in 1956; and actress MONICA VITTI, who was born in 1933.

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CHARLES BRONSON WAS born on this day in 1921. The movie tough-guy was one of 15 children and was raised in poverty, working coalmines until he was 16. He discovered acting after a stint in the Army and was soon making low-budget films, usually violent. His best-known films include “The Magnificent Seven” (1960), “The Great Escape” (1963), “Death Wish” (1974) and four “Death Wish” sequels. He died in Los Angeles in 2003.

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TODAY IS SANDWICH Day, a day to recognize the inventor of the sandwich, John Montague, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, born in London on this day in 1718. A rake and a gambler, he is said to have invented the sandwich as a time-saving nourishment while engaged in a 24-hour-long gambling session in 1762. He died in London in 1792.

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SOS WAS ADOPTED as the standard distress signal at sea on this day in 1906, when the Second International Radio Telegraphic Conference at Berlin proposed a new wireless distress signal. After its use during the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, SOS became a widely popularized distress signal at sea. Though it hasn’t been used since 1999, it is still a widely recognized code.

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EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE was born on this day in 1845. The ninth chief justice of the U.S., White served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After the war ended, he practiced law and was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by then-President Grover Cleveland and became chief justice under President William Taft in 1910, serving until 1921. He died in 1921.

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THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL Society will host “Told It First Hand: Hip-Hop and the New Generation of Podcasters” tonight at 7 p.m. Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival’s Wes Jackson will sit down with podcasters, hip-hop’s newest thinkers and content creators, and discuss hip-hop journalism’s shift from magazines to digital airwaves. Guests Chris Morrow and Reggie Ossé (aka Combat Jack) will lead the way with their web-based platform Loud Speakers Network, which hosts podcasts featuring hip-hop icons. For more information, visit brooklynhistory.org.

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

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