January 30
It's January 30th
On this day in 1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, PA and Trenton, NJ, is opened.
In 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
In 1847 – Yerba Buena, CA is renamed San Francisco.
In 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
Birthdays:
Wilmer Valderrama
as DJ Keoki in "Party Monster"
Olivia Coleman
as Hannah in "Tyrannosaur"
Christian Bale
as John Preston in "Equilibrium"
as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho"
Phil Collins
Julie McCullough
as Teri Hart in "2012 Ice Age"
Brett Butler
as Shelly Beaudraux in "Vampire Bats"
Charles S. Dutton
as Mr. Butler in "Menace II Society"
Steve Marriott
Les Barker
Lynn Harrell
Marty Balin
Vanessa Redgrave
as Jean Travers in "Wetherby"
Horst Jankowski
Tubby Hayes
Richard Brautigan
"Willard and His Bowling Trophies; A Perverse Mystery"
Gene Hackman
as Roy Tucker in
"The Domino Principle"
Dick Martin
Dan Rowan and Dick Martin as caricatured for NBC by Sam Berman
Patrick Heron
Fred Korematsu
David Opatoshu
as Dr. Solomon in "Beyond Evil"
Luc-Marie Bayle
Amrita Sher-Gil
Gelett Burgess
"The Wild Men of Paris"
Walter Savage Landor
Child of a Day
Child of a day, thou knowest not
The tears that overflow thy urn,
The gushing eyes that read thy lot,
Nor, if thou knewest, couldst return!
And why the wish! the pure and blest
Watch like thy mother o'er thy sleep.
O peaceful night! O envied rest!
Thou wilt not ever see her weep.
Johann Joachim Quantz
"Concerto in G minor for 2 Flutes, Strings & B.c QV 6:8a"
On this day in 1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, PA and Trenton, NJ, is opened.
In 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
In 1847 – Yerba Buena, CA is renamed San Francisco.
In 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
Birthdays:
Wilmer Valderrama
as DJ Keoki in "Party Monster"
Olivia Coleman
as Hannah in "Tyrannosaur"
Christian Bale
as John Preston in "Equilibrium"
as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho"
Phil Collins
Julie McCullough
as Teri Hart in "2012 Ice Age"
Brett Butler
as Shelly Beaudraux in "Vampire Bats"
Charles S. Dutton
as Mr. Butler in "Menace II Society"
Steve Marriott
Les Barker
Lynn Harrell
Marty Balin
Vanessa Redgrave
as Jean Travers in "Wetherby"
Horst Jankowski
Tubby Hayes
Richard Brautigan
"Willard and His Bowling Trophies; A Perverse Mystery"
Gene Hackman
as Roy Tucker in
"The Domino Principle"
Dick Martin
Dan Rowan and Dick Martin as caricatured for NBC by Sam Berman
Patrick Heron
Fred Korematsu
David Opatoshu
as Dr. Solomon in "Beyond Evil"
Luc-Marie Bayle
Amrita Sher-Gil
Gelett Burgess
"The Wild Men of Paris"
Walter Savage Landor
Child of a Day
Child of a day, thou knowest not
The tears that overflow thy urn,
The gushing eyes that read thy lot,
Nor, if thou knewest, couldst return!
And why the wish! the pure and blest
Watch like thy mother o'er thy sleep.
O peaceful night! O envied rest!
Thou wilt not ever see her weep.
Johann Joachim Quantz
"Concerto in G minor for 2 Flutes, Strings & B.c QV 6:8a"
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