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MILESTONES: June 2, birthdays for Sergio Aguero, Andy Cohen, Zachary Quinto

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June 2, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Manchester City soccer superstar Sergio Aguero celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Jon Super
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Greetings, Brooklyn.  Today is the 152nd day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Zachary Quinto and Dana Carvey, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1918, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article on the front page titled “12 B’klyn-L.I. Men on Board Lincoln; Ship Loses Light.”

The article focused on the USS President Lincoln, a Navy ship carrying Brooklyn men that was destroyed by a German U-boat.

“It appears that convoy destroyers were quick in proceeding to the work of rescue and that they picked up nearly all of those who survived the explosion of the torpedo,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include soccer star SERGIO AGUERO, who was born in 1988; actress MORENA BACCARIN, who was born in 1979; actress DIANA CANOVA, who was born in 1953; comedian ANDY COHEN, who was born in 1968; comedian and actor DANA CARVEY, who was born in 1955; actor DOMINIC COOPER, who was born in 1978; tennis player NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO, who was born in 1981; actor GARY GRIMES, who was born in 1955; actor CHARLES HAID, who was born in 1943; actor DENNIS HAYSBERT, who was born in 1954; actor STACY KEACH JR., who was born in 1954; actress SALLY KELLERMAN, who was born in 1936; actor JUSTIN LONG, who was born in 1978; actor JERRY MATHERS, who was born in 1948; actor WENTWORTH MILLER, who was born in 1972; actor ZACHARY QUINTO, who was born in 1977; and drummer CHARLIE WATTS, who was born in 1941.

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THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1692. As the village of Salem was gripped by terror of witches, Massachusetts Bay Colony Gov. Sir William Phips ordered a special court created in May 1692 to expedite judgment of the more than 150 people accused of witchcraft. Unpopular resident Bridget Bishop, originally accused in April, was the first of the jailed brought to trial on June 2. At her April examination, her accusers — teenaged girls — had collapsed in fits as she appeared, but Bishop adamantly denied the charges. She was convicted June 2 and hanged on June 10.

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MARVIN HAMLISCH WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1944. The composer and conductor of film and Broadway scores was a child prodigy who was accepted to Juilliard at 7 years old and composed his first hit song before he turned 21. Hamlisch’s famous film scores include “The Sting” and “The Way We Were,” and his best-known Broadway work includes “A Chorus Line” and “They’re Playing Our Song.” He won multiple Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tony awards, as well as the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “A Chorus Line.” Hamlisch died in California in 2012.

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TODAY IS NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY. Started in 1938 by the Salvation Army for fundraising during the Great Depression, the day is now an annual tradition. During World War I, doughnuts were served to doughboys by the Salvation Army. Later, symbolic paper “donuts” were given to charitable contributors.

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THOMAS HARDY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1840. The novelist, dramatist and poet was renowned for his novels, most notably “Tess of the d’Ubervilles” and “Jude the Obscure.” Hardy’s oeuvre mirrors both his personal and broader societal changes, including the decline in Christianity, the movement from reticence to openness about sexuality, the shift from agricultural to modern economy and the contrast between the universe and the individual. Hardy died in 1928 in England.

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THE MARQUIS DE SADE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1740. The military man, governor-general, playwright and author spent much of his life in prison or asylums because of his acts of cruelty and violence, outrageous behavior and debauchery. As early as 1772, his effigy was burned in response to his crimes. His infamous and obscene “120 Days of Sodom” was written in the Bastille, where he was incarcerated from 1784-89 (he was transferred to an asylum 10 days before the storming of the prison). As late as 1957, French publishers were found guilty of obscenity for publishing his work. The word “sadism” was created from his name to describe gratification in inflicting pain. “Citizen Sade,” as he termed himself during the French Revolution, died in the French Charenton asylum in 1814.

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

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“Love is possible strength in an actual weakness.” — Thomas Hardy, who was born on this day in 1840 

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