tear-throat noun: An actor who overacts, especially through loud, exaggerated speech. adjective: Marked by loud, exaggerated delivery.
☰Thought of the Day
"The better part of one's life consists of his friendships." - Abraham Lincoln, from a letter to Joseph Gillespie, July 13, 1849 published in The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume I, p. 295.
- Arthur Nebe, German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator who took part in assassination plot against of Adolf Hitler, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1945)
- Fred Harris, American politician (US Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73), born in Walters, Oklahoma (d. 2024)
- Jimmy Fontana [Enrico Sbriccoli], Italian singer-songwriter ("Il Mondo", "Che sarà"), and actor, born in Camerino, Italy (d. 2013)
- John P Hammond, American blues singer and guitarist ("So Many Roads"; "Wicked Grin"), born in New York City (d. 2026)
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- Tracy Scoggins, actress (Colbys, Gumshoe Kid), born in Galveston, Texas
- Scott McNealy, American co-founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems, born in Columbus, Indiana
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- Bradman scores 106 for an Australian XI v the MCC
- Philippine House Speaker Manuel B. Villar, Jr. passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada
- War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
- Doha Round: The World Trade Organization ends a four-day ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar
- Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Queen consort of Prussia (1840-61), born in Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1873)
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- Henry Kolker, German-American actor and director (Holiday, Baby Face, Mad Love), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1947)
- Ray Wylie Hubbard, American country and blues-rock singer-songwriter, born in Soper, Oklahoma
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