History Blog

December 27

Happy Birthday RIP Louis Pasteur(1822–1895) Marie “Marlene” Dietrich(1901–1992) Heather O’Rourke(1975–1988) Corinne Morrison “Cokie” Roberts(1943–2019) John Amos(1939–2024) Michael “Mike” Pinder(1941–2024) ; Gérard Depardieu–76 Wilson Echevarría(“Cruz”)–51 Masayori “Masi” Oka(岡 政偉)–50 Emilie de Ravin–43 ; 1927 – Kern and Hammerstein’s musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfield theatre on Broadway ; 1932 – Radio City Music Hall “Showplace of the Nation” opened in New York City