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On This Day

June 9

1993
Pepsi Syringe Hoax: A hypodermic needle is found in a Pepsi can in Tacoma, Washington prompting hundreds of reported similar incidents, all of which turned out to be hoaxes.

1993
Hank Williams postage stamp is issued.

1992
Actor Ben Vereen is accidentally run over by record producer David Foster. They had recently worked together on an AIDS benefit.

1969
Rolling Stones:Brian Jones announces that he is quitting the band he formed.

1959
First U.S. ballistic-missile submarine: The George Washington is launched.

1943
Income tax withholding law is signed by Pres. Roosevelt, requiring employers to collect taxes from their employees as they are paid.

1898
Hong Kong: China leases the land to Great Britain for 99 years.

1784
Organization of the Catholic Church in the U.S. begins when Father John Carroll is appointed superior of the American missions.

1963
Johnny Depp, American actor. TV: 21 Jump Street (Tom Hanson).

1961
Michael J. Fox, Canadian-born Emmy-winning actor. Film: Back to the Future (1985). TV: Family Ties (Alex Keaton).

1934
Donald Duck, cartoon character, star of numerous animated films.

1931
Jackie Mason, American comedian. TV: Chicken Soup.

1916
Robert S. McNamara, American banker, former World Bank president and former Secretary of Defense.

1915
Les Paul (Lester William Polfus), American guitarist. Music: Tiger Rag and Vaya con Dios (#1). He invented the first 8-track recorder, sound-on-sound recording, and the solid-body electric guitar (1946).

1910     d. 1990
Bob Cummings, American Emmy-winning actor. Film: Dial M for Murder (1954). TV: The Bob Cummings Show and 12 Angry Men (1954, Emmy).

1891     d. 1964
Cole Porter, American composer, one of the greatest songwriters of the century. Music: I'm In Love Again (1924), Kiss Me Kate, I Love Paris, and Night and Day.

1812     d. 1910
Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer. He discovered the planet Neptune (1846).

1791     d. 1852
John Howard Payne, American songwriter. Music: Home Sweet Home! (1823), with the lyrics "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home."

1781     d. 1848
George Stephenson, English engineer, developer of the railroad steam locomotive.

1993     b. 1921
Alexis Smith, Canadian-born Tony-winning actress. Stage: Follies (1971, Tony). TV: Dallas (Jessica Montford).

1981     b. 1919
Allen Ludden, American game show host. TV: Password.

1958     b. 1905
Robert Donat, English Oscar-winning actor. Film: The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), The 39 Steps (1935, Richard Hannay), and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939, Oscar, title role).

1911     b. 1846
Carry Nation, American prohibitionist, known for attacking saloons with a hatchet.

1870     b. 1812
Charles Dickens, English author. Writings: Oliver Twist (1837-39), A Christmas Carol (1843), David Copperfield (1849-50), and A Tale of Two Cities (1859).

68 A.D.     b. 37 A.D.
Nero Claudius Caesar, Emperor of Rome (54-68). He was the first emperor to persecute Christians on a large scale, and is said to be responsible for the deaths of Peter and Paul. According to legend, he played his lyre as Rome burned (64 A.D.). He committed suicide after being overthrown. (Source: An Almanac of the Christian Church)

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