April 16
It's April 16th
On this day in 1912 – Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane
across the English Channel.
In 1943 – Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD.
"... affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness. At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away."
In 1972 - The launch of Apollo 16.
In 1976 - Van der Graaf Generator releases "Still Life"
In 1996 - Rage Against the Machine releases "Evil Empire"
Birthdays:
Claire Foy
as Anna in "Season of the Witch"
Maya Dunietz
Kelli O'Hara
as Liz in "The Dying Gaul"
Marié Digby
Lukas Haas
as Scottie Wetherly in "Testament"
as Chuckie in "While She Was Out"
Akon
Selena
Margreth Olin
Jarle Vespestad
Martin Lawrence
as Bilal in "House Party"
as Kevin Caffery in "What's the Worse That Could Happen?"
Jon Cryer
as Duckie in "Pretty in Pink"
as Grant in "Dudes"
Ulf Wakenius
Tim Flach
T.Lavitz
Ellen Barkin
as Laurette in "Down By Law"
as Penny Priddy in "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai..."
Jimmy Osmond
Peter Garrett
Michel Blanc
as Scope's neighbor in "The Tenant"
Colleen Hewett
David Graf
as Sgt.Mike in "Voyagers!" Season 1 Episode !4 "Sneak Attack"
"I watched all seven Police Academy movies."by Patrick (H) Willems
R. Carlos Nakai
Gerry Rafferty
Joan Snyder
"The Stripper"
"Black Totems"
Dusty Springfield
Bobby Vinton
Perry Botkin Jr.
Herbie Mann
Ed Townsend
Roy Hamilton
Edie Adams
as Frederica in "Call Me Bwana"
Peter Ustinov
as the old man in "Logan's Run"
as Taubelman in "The Purple Taxi"
Spike Milligan
as Traffic Warden 27 in "The Magic Christian"
John Hodiak
as George Taylor in "Somewhere in the Night"
as Robert D. Webb in "On the Threshold of Space"
Ray Ventura
Dorothy P. Lathrop
"Stars"
""
Charlie Chaplin
on Tubi
in "The Great Dictator"
Leó Weiner
Wilbur Wright
from the Wright Brothers
Ford Madox Brown
"Byron's Dream"
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
"Julie Le Brun as Flora"
Frans van Mieris the Elder
"A Cavalier"
In 2007 it was stolen from the Art Gallery of New South Wales and has not yet been recovered.
It is one of the FBI's "Top Ten Art Crimes" and has an estimated value of about $1 million
"Allegory of Painting"
On this day in 1912 – Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane
across the English Channel.
In 1943 – Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD.
"... affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness. At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away."
In 1972 - The launch of Apollo 16.
In 1976 - Van der Graaf Generator releases "Still Life"
In 1996 - Rage Against the Machine releases "Evil Empire"
Birthdays:
Claire Foy
as Anna in "Season of the Witch"
Maya Dunietz
Kelli O'Hara
as Liz in "The Dying Gaul"
Marié Digby
Lukas Haas
as Scottie Wetherly in "Testament"
as Chuckie in "While She Was Out"
Akon
Selena
Margreth Olin
Jarle Vespestad
Martin Lawrence
as Bilal in "House Party"
as Kevin Caffery in "What's the Worse That Could Happen?"
Jon Cryer
as Duckie in "Pretty in Pink"
as Grant in "Dudes"
Ulf Wakenius
Tim Flach
T.Lavitz
Ellen Barkin
as Laurette in "Down By Law"
as Penny Priddy in "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai..."
Jimmy Osmond
Peter Garrett
Michel Blanc
as Scope's neighbor in "The Tenant"
Colleen Hewett
David Graf
as Sgt.Mike in "Voyagers!" Season 1 Episode !4 "Sneak Attack"
"I watched all seven Police Academy movies."by Patrick (H) Willems
R. Carlos Nakai
Gerry Rafferty
Joan Snyder
"The Stripper"
"Black Totems"
Dusty Springfield
Bobby Vinton
Perry Botkin Jr.
Herbie Mann
Ed Townsend
Roy Hamilton
Edie Adams
as Frederica in "Call Me Bwana"
Peter Ustinov
as the old man in "Logan's Run"
as Taubelman in "The Purple Taxi"
Spike Milligan
as Traffic Warden 27 in "The Magic Christian"
John Hodiak
as George Taylor in "Somewhere in the Night"
as Robert D. Webb in "On the Threshold of Space"
Ray Ventura
Dorothy P. Lathrop
"Stars"
""
Charlie Chaplin
on Tubi
in "The Great Dictator"
Leó Weiner
Wilbur Wright
from the Wright Brothers
Ford Madox Brown
"Byron's Dream"
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
"Julie Le Brun as Flora"
Frans van Mieris the Elder
"A Cavalier"
In 2007 it was stolen from the Art Gallery of New South Wales and has not yet been recovered.
It is one of the FBI's "Top Ten Art Crimes" and has an estimated value of about $1 million
"Allegory of Painting"
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