March 9

It's March 9th



On this day in 1883 - At a protest in Paris led by approximately 15,000 unemployed people, carpenters, and workers, Louise Michel displayed the black flag, making it a central symbol of the anarchist movement.


In 1959 – The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.


In 1961 – Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy.


In 1969 - The Shaggs record "Philosophy of the World". Numerous music critics and historians consider it the worst album ever recorded. Years later both Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain call it one of their favorites.


In 2011 – Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.


Birthdays:

Matthew Gray Gubler
as Chip in "68 Kill"


Oscar Isaac
as Nathan Bateman in "Ex Machina"


Kerr Smith
in "What an Idiot"

Emmanuel Lewis


Brendan Canty



Linda Fiorentino
as Marta in "Charlie's Ghost Story"

on Tubi

Tom Amandes
on Tubi

Howard Shelley


Jeffrey Osborne


Eric Fischl


Alexandra Bastedo
as Camilla / Mircala Karstein in "The Blood Spattered Bride"


as Anna in "Stigma"

as Angela in "The Ghoul"
as Sharron McReady in Episode 1 of "The Champions"

Robert Calvert


Mark Lindsay


John Cale


Joyce Van Patten
as Dorothy Mann in "Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear"



Artt Frank


Lloyd Price


Qayyum Chowdhury


Ornette Coleman


Keely Smith



Carl Betz
as John Bowman in "Dangerous Crossing"


Will Geer
as Old Man in "Seconds"

as Joel Ryker in "Savage"
Savage is a 1973 American thriller-drama television pilot directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Martin Landau. It was not picked up as a series and has been referred to as a standalone made-for-television film.
as Lemuel Lovell in "Isn't it Shocking?"
as Roy Jurroe in "Dear Dead Delilah"

Hamo Thornycroft
"A Sower"

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