MILESTONES: July 26, birthdays for Mick Jagger, Taylor Momsen, Elizabeth Gillies

July 26, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Mick Jagger. Photo by Mark Allan/Invision/AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 207th day of the year.

On this day in 1884, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The Caughnawaga Indians and a picked nine of white players took part in an exhibition game of Lacrosse at Washington Park yesterday afternoon, the score standing at the finish 5 to 2 in favor of the Indians. This afternoon a picked team of the best players in New York and Brooklyn will play an equal number of the Caughnawaga a match game of Lacrosse at the Williamsburgh Athletic Ground.”

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On this day in 1854, the Eagle reported, “Strange Occurrence — We understand, says the Troy Times, that a man died in West Troy last Thursday evening, with a disease strongly resembling cholera, and his body was deposited in a coffin and fully prepared for burial. The remains were kept until Saturday evening, and then, while the friends of the deceased were engaged in holding a wake for him, the supposed dead man slowly recovered from the state in which he had so long lain, and actually rose from the coffin, walked across the floor, and requested a drink of water, saying that he was very thirsty. This comes to us from one of the parties present, and we see no reason to doubt her statement. We further understand that the man is convalescent and will recover.”

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On this day in 1914, the Eagle reported, “The campaign committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, of which Mrs. Medill McCormick is chairman and Mrs. Edward Dreier of Brooklyn a member, has sent out a nation-wide appeal to the women of the country to pour their gold and silver trinkets into a huge ‘melting pot’ for the benefit of their sisters in the seven states where suffrage will be an issue in the November elections. The committee hopes to raise $50,000.”

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On this day in 1929, the Eagle reported, “Madrid, July 26 (AP) — Madrid bull fighting fans have a better opinion of Yankee toreadors today. In their own words, Sydney Franklin, Brooklyn bull fighter, is ‘Que Hombre!’ — ‘What a man!’ Franklin yesterday, making his debut in a Madrid bull ring … dispatched two ferocious beasts in a skillful manner, although barely escaping a dangerous goring at the horns of one huge brindle animal. The fans, numbering 13,000, many of whom had come out of curiosity to see just what sort of a matador a ‘Yanqui’ might make, gave Franklin an ovation after each bull. The Brooklyn man rebuffed their efforts to carry him from the ring when he had killed his second animal with the plea that he was tired and bruised and needed to rest.’”

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On this day in 1945, the Eagle reported, “London, July 26 (U.P.) — Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his Conservative party went down to landslide defeat today at the hands of the British electorate which voted into Parliament a sweeping Labor party majority. Mr. Churchill must now request King George VI to call in Maj. Clement Attlee, leader of the Labor party, to form a new government. Mr. Attlee, who will succeed Mr. Churchill as Prime Minister, issued a brief statement declaring that the results ‘will enable us to implement the policy of the Socialist party. This is the first time in the history of this country that labor has a clear majority. It is a remarkable and gratifying result.”

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On this day in 1957, the Brooklyn Spectator reported, “Vice President [Richard] Nixon, his wife and two daughters, Patricia and Julie, visited the Empire State Building for half an hour Monday evening. The Nixons went to the observatory tower on the 86th floor and also viewed the city from the enclosed tower on the 102nd floor. The vice president and his family are staying at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.”

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On this day in 1968, the Home Reporter and Sunset News reported, “Apartment sales at the soon to be constructed Towers of Bay Ridge are ‘moving along,’ and so far more than 350 of the middle-income cooperative apartments have been spoken for. According to George Donzella, manager of the renting office at 6729 Fourth Ave., construction should begin this fall. ‘We need 60 sales’ in order to start building, Mr. Donzella cited. The Towers, a 29-story twin structure apartment complex, will straddle the railroad tracks at 65th Street between Second and Fourth avenues. The community type development, sponsored by the Stanley Harte Corporation, will feature spaciously designed apartments with terraces, modern kitchens and bathrooms, on-site parks and playgrounds, on-site parking, master TV antennas, door buzzer systems and a ‘breathtaking view.’”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress KATE BECKINSALE, who was born in 1973; Oscar Award-winning actress SANDRA BULLOCK, who was born in 1964; actress SUSAN GEORGE, who was born in 1950; singer MICK JAGGER, who was born in 1943; Oscar Award-winning actress HELEN MIRREN, who was born in 1946; actress and singer TAYLOR MOMSEN, who was born in 1993; actor JEREMY PIVEN, who was born in 1964; and actor CRESS WILLIAMS, who was born in 1970.

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STANLEY KUBRICK WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1928. The Bronx-born filmmaker started out in photography at the age of 16 with Look magazine. His first film, “Day of the Fight,” produced in 1950, was a documentary of his photo series about fighter Walter Cartier. His film credits include “Dr. Strangelove,” “Full Metal Jacket” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Kubrick died in England in 1999.

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1856. The Irish playwright and essayist is known for “Arms and the Man,” “Man and Superman,” “Major Barbara” and “Pygmalion.” Shaw died in England in 1950.

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ALDOUS HUXLEY WAS BORN IN 1894. The English author, satirist, mystic and philosopher is best known for “Brave New World” and “Point Counter Point.” Huxley died in 1963 in California.

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THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WAS SIGNED ON THIS DAY IN 1990. President George H.W. Bush signed the act, which went into effect two years later. It required that public facilities be made accessible to people with disabilities.

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JASON ROBARDS WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1922. He was a staple on the American stage and screen for six decades and was a decorated World War II veteran. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor two years in a row for 1976’s “All the President’s Men” and 1977’s “Julia.” His most famous stage roles were in the plays of Eugene O’Neill, including “The Iceman Cometh” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” He won the Tony Award in 1959 for his portrayal of a fictionalized F. Scott Fitzgerald in “The Disenchanted.” Robards died in Connecticut in 2000.

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

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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” — Aldous Huxley, who was born on this day in 1894