History Blog

July 9

Happy Birthday RIP Brian Dennehy(1938–2020) Richard Roundtree(1942–2023) Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson(1947–2014); Suzanne “Rogers” Crumpler–82 Dean Koontz–80 Christopher Cooper–74 Jonathon Tesh–73 Jimmy Smits–70 Thomas “Tom” Hanks–69 Richard Timothy Kring–68 Kelly McGillis–68 James Kerr–66 Courtney “Love” Harrison–61 Scott Grimes–54 Fredrick Savage–49 Kelly Mantle–49 ; 1962 – Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles ; 1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.