tear-throat noun: An actor who overacts, especially through loud, exaggerated speech. adjective: Marked by loud, exaggerated delivery.
☰Thought of the Day
"It's no use saying 'we're doing our best.' You have to succeed in doing what is necessary" - Winston Churchill, from his speech in the House of Commons on 7 March 1916.
- Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, German composer, and pianist, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1847)
- Sonia Delaunay, Russian-born French artist (Orphism), born in Hradyzk, Russian Empire (d. 1979)
- Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian author and journalist (founded news agency Antara), born in Muara Sipongi, Tapanuli, Dutch East Indies (d. 1968)
- Pedro Arrupe, Spanish Jesuit priest (1st responder after the bombing of Hiroshima), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1991)
- John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1939, 46 / 13 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1999)
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992- 96), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2016)
- Jim Brewer, American baseball relief pitcher (World Series 1965; MLB All Star 1973; LA Dodgers), born in Merced, California (d. 1987)
- Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), born in Aguada, Puerto Rico (d. 2023)
- Dion Boucicault's stage drama "The Shaughraun" opens at Wallack's Theatre, NYC
- Leon Gambetta forms French government
- FCC issues Notice Of Apparent Liability to WYSP Philadelphia
- Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history
- Italy plunges into recession, its first since the start of 2005, after GDP contracts a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in the third quarter
- Gaspare Spontini, Italian opera composer and conductor (La Vestale), born in Maiolati, Papal State (d. 1851)
- Aleksey Semyonovich Zhivotov, Russian composer, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1964)
- George Fierstone, British jazz and session drummer (The Skyrockets), born in London, England (d. 1984)
- Sherwood Schwartz, American television screenwriter and producer (The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2011)
- Dana Stubblefield, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl XXIX; NFL Defensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Pro 1997 SF 49ers), born in Cleves, Ohio
