By Cynthia Charlene Greason
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Giorgio Armani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He first gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels. By 2001, Armani was acclaimed as the most successful designer of Italian origin, and is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.
Armani is an intensely private man, but has publicly identified as bisexual. He had a longstanding relationship with his business partner, the fashion designer Sergio Galeotti, who died of a heart attack in 1985. He has some relatives in the United States as well. Giorgio Armani spends much of his time according to family on his over 200 ft yacht and loves sailing.
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Born
- Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland –
- John Quincy Adams (6th U.S. president) –
- John Wanamaker (merchant) –
- George William Norris (politician) –
- E.B. White (author) –
- Brett Somers (comedienne & actress) –
- Tab Hunter (actor) –
- Giorgio Armani (fashion designer) –
- Leon Spinks (boxer) –
- Sela Ward (actress) –
- Lisa Rinna (actress) –
- Greg Grunberg (actor) –
- Michael Rosenbaum (actor) –
Died
- George Gershwin (composer) –
- Sir Laurence Olivier (actor) –
- Lady Bird Johnson (U.S. First Lady) –
Events
- The U.S. Marine Corps was reestablished–
- U.S. Marine Band established–
- U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel–
- The Waterloo railway station in London opened–
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was published–
- Confederate General Jubal Early’s army reached Frederick, Maryland–
- Wilfrid Laurier became prime minister of Canada–
- Babe Ruth made his major league baseball debut with the Boston Red Sox–
- Fred Baldasare used scuba gear to become the first person to swim the English Channel underwater–
- Last slide rule manufactured in the United States.–
- U.S. space station Skylab, in orbit since 1973, returned to Earth and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean–
- Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 4,000 batters–
- According to the United Nations, the world population crossed the 5,000,000,000 mark–
- 35-pound chum salmon caught in Edye Pass, British Columbia–
Weather
- Strong winds and a thunderstorm collapsed a circus tent injuring 44 people, Howard, Wisconsin–
- Colorado was battered by baseball-size hail causing more than $600 million in damage from Estes Park to Colorado Springs–
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