Djadoeg Djajakusuma (1918–1987) was an Indonesian film director and promoter of traditional art forms. During the Japanese occupation from 1943 to 1945 he was a translator and actor. In the national revolution which followed, he worked for the military's educational division and several news agencies, as well as in drama. In 1951 he joined the National Film Corporation (Perfini) at the invitation of Usmar Ismail. After his directorial debut with Embun, he released a further eleven films with the company before leaving in 1964. He then returned to traditional Indonesian theatre, including wayang. Although he continued to direct movies, most of his energies were dedicated to promoting traditional art forms and teaching cinematography. His theatrical performances attempted to modernise traditional forms. He is credited with revitalising the Betawi theatre form lenong and received numerous awards for his filmmaking, including a lifetime achievement award at the Indonesian Film Festival.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1897:

A sheriff's posse fired upon a peaceful labor demonstration made up of mostly Polish and Slovak anthracite coal miners in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S., killing 19 people and wounding many others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattimer_massacre

1945:

Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated in a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death in Phoenix, Arizona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken

1961:

At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_von_Trips

2008:

CERN's Large Hadron Collider (section pictured), the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, was first powered up beneath the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider

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necessitate: (transitive) To make necessary; to require (something) to be brought about. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/necessitate

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Magnify the divine mystery and the holiness of mankind.   --Franz Werfel https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Franz_Werfel