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MILESTONES: September 28 birthdays for Mira Sorvino, Hilary Duff, Janeane Garofalo

September 28, 2020 Brooklyn Eagle History
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NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “And God Created Woman” star Brigitte Bardot, who was born in 1934; “Eight Men Out” director John Sayles, who was born in 1950; “Supreme Courtship” author Christopher Buckley, who was born in 1952; Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent, who was born in 1954; Dokken guitarist George Lynch, who was born in 1954; “Reality Bites” star Janeane Garofalo, who was born in 1964; Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, who was born in 1967; “The Ring” star Naomi Watts, who was born in 1968; former N.Y. Knicks point guard Jose Calderon, who was born in 1981; basketball player Emeka Okafor, who was born in 1982; and “Lizzie McGuire” star Hilary Duff, who was born in 1987.

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QUEEN OF THE COURT: Alice Marble was born on this day in 1913. The California native won 18 Grand Slam tennis titles from 1936 to 1940 and was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 1939 and 1940. During World War II, she was a spy for U.S. intelligence and was shot in the back. In 1950, she contributed to the desegregation of tennis when she voiced support for Althea Gibson. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1964 and died in 1990.  

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KING OF THE DIAMOND: On this day in 1941, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox had a batting average of .400. Rather than sit out a doubleheader to protect the milestone on the season’s last day, he played both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics. He went 4-for-5 in the first game and 2-for-3 in the second game to finish with a .406 average. He is the last player to hit .400 or higher in a season.

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

 

Quotable:

“I know very few Americans, though I like the way they think. They think big.”

— actress Brigitte Bardot, who was born on this day in 1934

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