Rutger Oelsen Hauer (January 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019)

(FoxNews) – Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, best known for his role as Harrison
Ford’s nemesis in Ridley Scott’s 1982 film ‘Blade Runner,’ has died. He
was 75. According to Hauer’s agent, the actor died at his Dutch home
after ‘a very short illness.’ He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Ineke
ten Cate, and daughter Aysha Hauer. Hauer’s agent, Steve Kenis, told
Fox News today that the actor died on Friday, July 19th.

On this day in 1982, Vic Morrow and two child actors, (below) Renee Shinn
Chen and Myca Dinh Le, are killed in an accident involving a helicopter
during filming on the California set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Morrow,
age 53, and the children, ages six and seven, were shooting a Vietnam War
battle scene in which they were supposed to be running from a pursuing
helicopter. Special-effects explosions on the set caused the pilot of the low-
flying craft to lose control and crash into the three victims. The accident
took place on the film’s last scheduled day of shooting.

Twilight Zone co-director John Landis (Blues Brothers, Trading Places,
National Lampoon’s Animal House) and four other men working on the
film, including the special-effects coordinator and the helicopter pilot,
were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Following an emotional
10-month trial, a jury acquitted all five defendants in 1987.

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Twilight Zone: The Movie, released in the summer of 1983,
received mixed reviews.

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The first major battle of the U.S. Civil War began. It was the Battle
of Bull Run at Manassas Junction, VA. The Confederates won the
battle. Union forces endured a loss of 3,000 men killed, wounded,
or missing in action while the Confederates suffered 2,000
casualties.

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Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox
where he pitched seven strong innings to lead the Sox over the
Cleveland Indians, 4-3.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kruse GWS Auctions announced Wednesday,
Elvis Presley fans, if they have the money, can take to the road in his
personal white 1973 stretch limousine (the car the music icon often
used to get around Memphis, Tennessee), a GMC pickup truck that
has since been restored or his last motorcycle, a 1976 Harley Davidson
FLH 1200 Electra Glide. The auction house said the items will be part
of its Artifacts of Hollywood auction on August 31.
 

Elvis Presley’s keys to his 1973 stretch limousine.