MILESTONES: October 6 birthdays for Elisabeth Shue, Rebecca Lobo, Tony Dungy
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “Joanie Loves Chachi” star Ellen Travolta, who was born in 1939; “The Wicker Man” star Britt Ekland, who was born in 1942; Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson, who was born in 1949; The Commodores co-founder Thomas McClary, who was born in 1949; REO Speedwagon singer Kevin Cronin, who was born in 1951; Los Lobos co-founder David Hidalgo, who was born in 1954; Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, who was born in 1955; bowling and horseshoes legend Walter Ray Williams Jr., who was born in 1959; “Adventures in Babysitting” star Elisabeth Shue, who was born in 1963; former N.Y. Yankees outfielder Ruben Sierra, who was born in 1965; “NYPD Blue” star Jacqueline Obradors, who was born in 1966; “Fantastic 4” star Ioan Gruffudd, who was born in 1973; “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” star Amy Jo Johnson, who was born in 1970; and Basketball Hall of Famer and former N.Y. Liberty center Rebecca Lobo, who was born in 1973.
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A VOICE FOR THE AGES: Jenny Lind was born 200 years ago today. The acclaimed opera singer, known as “the Swedish Nightingale,” toured the European continent in the 1840s. After a brief retirement at age 29, she resumed her career with a popular American concert tour at the behest of showman P.T. Barnum in 1850. She died in 1887. She was portrayed by Rebecca Ferguson in the 2017 film “The Greatest Showman.”
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Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.